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Transcendentalist artists believed that feeling and experience led to

A
temporary understanding.
B
chaos and disorder.
C
true understanding.
D
dishonor and corruption.
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Which of the following statements describes a consequence of gold and silver mining that affected Indigenous people in the mid-1800s?

A
Plows needed for gold and silver mines destroyed native grasses.
B
The cutting down of timber for gold and silver mines led to a decrease in forests.
C
Debris from gold and silver mines polluted the supplies of drinking water.
D
Fences needed for gold and silver mines limited the movement of wild game.
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Which best describes the work of Washington Irving?

A
He created Rip Van Winkle and the Headless Horseman.
B
He was a painter who exemplified the Hudson River School style.
C
He wrote song-like poems celebrating the common man.
D
He wrote novels that celebrated American Indian culture.
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During the early nineteenth century, Enlightenment culture in Europe celebrated civilization, while American artists celebrated

A
cities and the role of education.
B
the wilderness and open spaces.
C
reason and the realm of science.
D
the importance of logic and order.
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What inspired American artists in the early nineteenth century, making their work unique?

A
the focus on corruption in society
B
the embrace of European culture
C
the influence of the natural world
D
the importance of scientific thinking
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Which best describes the work of James Fenimore Cooper?

A
He created Rip Van Winkle and the Headless Horseman.
B
He was a painter who exemplified the Hudson River School style.
C
He wrote song-like poems celebrating the common man.
D
He wrote novels that celebrated American Indian culture.
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The romanticism movement could best be described as a

A
rejection of transcendentalism.
B
contrast to the Hudson River School.
C
rejection of the classicism movement.
D
contrast to portrayals of the common man.
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The romanticism movement influenced American art and literature in the nineteenth century. It focused on

A
corruption in the natural world.
B
responsibility and social order.
C
the scientific method and orderliness.
D
nature and the common people.
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Romantic author Edgar Allen Poe was known for

A
inventing the detective story.
B
celebrating American Indian culture.
C
writing tales of the American frontier.
D
celebrating the common person.

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