1. 19 th Century America “A Growing Nation” 1800-1870 -A Photo Essay-

2. America, 1803 http://thomaslegion.net/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/louisiana_purchase_treaty_agreement.jpg

3. America, 1804 http://www.lewisclarknw.org/images/LewisClark.jpg

4. America, 1809 http://medchrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/edgar-allan-poe.jpg

5. America, 1812 http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Everyone%20Else/images-2/war-of-1812-battle-of-new-orleans.jpg

6. America, 1814 http://www.thebronzeplaque.net/tbp_images/tributes/patriotic/StarSpangledBannerLarge.jpg

7. Belgium, 1815 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Wellington_at_Waterloo_Hillingford.jpg/300px- Wellington_at_Waterloo_Hillingford.jpg

8. America, 1820 http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/rakeman/paint13.jpg

9. America, 1830s-1840s http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/11/23/1195855871_1320/539w.jpg Transcendentalism

10. America, 1838 http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/73/1773-004-17DB94ED.jpg

11. America, 1846 http://civilwarhistory.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/abraham_lincoln.jpg

12. America, 1848 http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/uploads/2009/06/miners_.jpg

13. America, 1850 http://www.chs.helena.k12.mt.us/faculty/hhillZ/Scarlet.jpg http://www.nndb.com/people/880/000031787/nathaniel-hawthorne-1-sized.jpg http://www.chs.helena.k12.mt.us/faculty/hhillZ/Scarlet.jpg Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter

14. America, 1851 http://big_game.at.infoseek.co.jp/whale/MobyDick.jpg http://www.usliteraturepapers.com/herman-melville.jpg http://big_game.at.infoseek.co.jp/whale/MobyDick.jpg Herman Melville: Moby Dick

15. America,1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe: Uncle Tom’s Cabin

16. Look at Statements that Embody or Suggest Romanticism handout As you read through them, indicate on a sheet of paper whether you personally agree or disagree with each statement by recording “A” for agree or “D” for disagree.

17. How ROMANTIC are you? 3 or fewer As- not ROMANTIC 4 or 5 As- sort of ROMANTIC 6 or 7 As- highly ROMANTIC 8-10 As- extremely ROMANTIC

18. Look back at your journal. How has your understanding of Romanticism changed? Briefly describe your new definition of Romantic. How is you definition of Romantic similar to and different from Romanticism?

19. 5 Basic Characteristics of Romanticism 1.Strong belief in the Common Man 2.Highly Emotional 3.Highly Imaginative 4.Interest in Native Past 5.Deep respect for Nature

20. Do you think these beliefs are relevant today? Why or why not? 5 Groups You will be assigned one definition. Decide, as a group, if you agree or disagree with the Romantic philosophy on this point? Why? Prepare to present your position to the class.

21. A Feb. 1st 1816 print (published J. Taylor, London) which exemplifies the contrast between neo-classical vs. romantic styles of landscape and architecture (or the "Grecian" and the "Gothic" as they're termed here). This engraved plate accompanied Humphry Repton's 1816 book Fragments on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening. www.wikipedia.org

23. The Raft of the MedusaThe Raft of the Medusa, Jean Louis Théodore Géricault (1791–1824)

24. Nature Walk Poem We are going on a nature walk. While we are outside, feel free to take pictures on your phone of the NATURE around you. If something you see reminds you of something from CHILDHOOD, take a note of that. Let your IMAGINATION “run wild.” Take notes of any good ideas you may have. What SENSES, FEELINGS and EMOTIONS do you have while outside? Requirements: You must write a poem of at least 20 lines. It must contain at least 3 Romantic elements that are LABELED A creative title