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The Rise of Realism the Civil War to 1914 From Conflicts to New Frontiers.

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1 The Rise of Realism the Civil War to 1914 From Conflicts to New Frontiers

2 Literary Events 1850 Sojourner Truth – an abolitionist and women’s rights advocate 1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1856 – Herman Melville wrote Bartleby the Scrivener 1867 - Mark Twain wrote The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County 1869 – Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women 1869 – Leo Tolstoy wrote War and Peace 1895 – Stephen Crane wrote the Red Badge of Courage

3 What some of that looked like… Clockwise: Sojourner Truth, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, Mark Twain’s Quote

4 Other Contributors: Louisa May Alcott, Leo Tolstoy, Stephen Crane, Jack London

5 Political & Social Events Early 1850’s – women’s movement founded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cody Stanton 1859 – Charles Darwin writes the Origin of the Species April 1861 – first shot fired in the Civil War – which lasted until April 9, 1865 – The North and South fought over states rights, but actually over slavery. 1863 – Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address 1865 – April 14 – Lincoln is assassinated 1865 – the 13 th amendment outlaws slavery 1867 – U.S. purchases Alaska 1870 – John D. Rockefeller starts the Standard Oil company 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell invents to telephone 1878 – Thomas Edison invents the phonograph 1881 – Clara Barton founds the Red Cross

6 What that looked like… The Telephone, Booker T. Washington, David Rockefeller, Charles Darwin, Alaska

7 More….The Civil War The Civil War…

8 A little more… Clara Barton… Edison’s Phonograph….

9 More In 1886 Statue of Liberty is dedicated In 1890 - 200 Sioux Indians are killed at the Battle of Wounded Knee 1898 – U.S. annexes Hawaii 1901 – Queen Victoria dies 1905 – Albert Einstein formulates the Theory of Relativity 1913 – Henry Ford introduces the conveyor belt to automobile manufacturing – to mass produce cars.

10 What that looked like…. Hawaii, Assembly Line, Queen Victoria, Albert Einstein, Statue of Liberty

11 The Battle of Wounded Knee

12 First Flight…..1903 Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina


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