MinnaarAndrewENGL300ATimeline by Andrew Minnaar

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Present Day

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Tower of Babel 2200B.C

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Early Settlement at Jamestown 1607

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Native Americans: Fact 1 Diversity

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The Native Americans were very diverse, they had over 550 different tribes with their own culture and languages.

Native Americans: Fact 2 Surviving

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Many Native Americans learned to farm and hunt early on, this helped a lot with their food that keeps on multiplying

Native Americans, 2200 B.C - 1607

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The Native Americans had a lot of respect for their overall nature. This includes trees, animals and plants.

Native Americans Literature

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The Native Americans have a very unique writing style. Their writing includes a lot of nature and is very creative and almost random. For example in a short story I read written by Native Americans it had A World on a turtle's back and a lady jumping from the sky.

Puritanism and First "Americans" colonies 1600-1800

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Puritans built faith-centered communities focusing on hard work.

Early settlement of the first American colonies - Jamestown 1507

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Salem Witch Trails 1692

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Puritans Literature

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The Puritans literature focused on religion, important values and a lot of sermons and poems about daily life.

Puritans: Fact 1 Puritans Christianity

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As Max Weber saw Puritans helped people handle the mixed feelings and demands about Christianity in a modern world.

Puritans: Fact 2 English

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The Puritans came from the Church of England. They wanted to remove ceremonies and practices that were not rooted in the Bible.

Jonathan Edwards "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" 1741

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Rationalism, 1607-1783

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"The Age of Reason"

"The Enlightenment"

Revolutionary war 1775-1783

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Early Settlement at Jamestown 1607

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Rationalism : Fact 1 Founding Fathers

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America's Founding Fathers, like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, were heavily influenced by Rationalist ideas. They believed in using reasoning, science, and logic to solve problems. This ended up shaping the creating of the US Constitution and the country's government.

Works Cited

https://www.britannica.com/topic/rationalism

Rationalism : Fact 2 Benjamin F.

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During this time Benjamin Franklin had his extremely famous kite. This experiment proved that lightning was a form of electricity. This was a perfect example of the Rationalist belief in using science and reason to understand the world.

Works Cited:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benjamin-Franklin

Transcendentalism, 1840 - 1860

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Transcendentalism is a philosophy that promotes spiritual thinking instead of scientific thinking.

The American Renaissance 1830-1865

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Transcendentalism: Fact 1

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Transcendentalism focuses on the individual and self reliance, encouraging people to trust their inner self.

Transcendentalism : Fact 2

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Transcendentalism believes in the spiritual connection between humans and nature, seeing nature as a path to understanding deeper truths about life and the universe.

Black Lives Matter Incident, 2020

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On May 25 202, Police Department Officer Derek Chauvin killed a Black man named George Floyd after kneeling on his neck for nearly 8 minutes and 46 seconds. The incident sparked a months-long wave of nationwide protests against police brutality and related injustices against Black Americans.

Black Lives matter: Fact 1

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This situation actually went on for a couple of months including protests, people taking actions into their own hands, and even violence.

Black Lives matter: Fact 2

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Jonathan Isaac, an NBA player, stood during the Black Lives Matter moment of silence while others kneeled. He explained that his decision was based on his Christian faith, believing in the gospel. He also refused to wear a Black Lives Matter shirt.

Romanticism, 1800-1860

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Romanticism was a movement that valued emotion, nature, and individualism over reason and tradition.

The war of 1812, 1812-1850

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The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Britain, mainly over trade restrictions and British support for Native American attacks on American settlers.

California Gold Rush 1848

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The California Gold Rush of 1848 was a period when thousands of people rushed to California hoping to find gold and get rich quickly.

Romanticism : Fact 1

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Romanticism focused on individual feelings, imagination, and nature over logic and reason.

Romanticism : Fact 2

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Romantic writers often celebrated heroes, beauty, and the mysteries of the natural world.

Nathaniel Hawthorne 1804-1864 : Fact 1

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Herman Melville dedicated his iconic novel Moby Dick to Hawthorne, highlighting their brief but impactful friendship they had.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nathaniel-Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne 1804-1864 : Fact 2

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Hawthorne's first novel, Fanshawe, was self published in 1828. He later regretted it and tried to destroy all of the copies.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nathaniel-Hawthorne

The Salem Witch Hunts 1692

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The Salem Witch Hunts was a series of investigations and persecutions that caused 19 convicted “witches” to be hanged.

https://www.britannica.com/event/Salem-witch-trials

McCarthyism

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During McCarthyism in the 1950s, over 300 actors, writers, and directors were blacklisted in Hollywood for being suspected communists

Nikki Giovanni

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Nikki Giovanni was a Grammy finalist in 2004
She wrote 11 illustrated children’s books
Giovanni taught at Virginia Tech for 35 years and held the title of University Distinguished Professor.

Source: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/nikki-giovanni

Stephen Crane

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Stephen Crane is best known for his novels Maggie
He worked as a journalist and war correspondent, drawing on these experiences to write powerful stories like The Open Boat.
Crane died young at 28 in 1900, after a short yet impactfull literature career.

Source:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stephen-Crane

Dr.Seuss

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The "Dr." in Dr. Seuss was a joke, he actually never finished his doctorate.
His first book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, was rejected nearly 30 times before it got published.
The famous line “I meant what I said” in Horton Hatches the Egg shows loyalty and was part of his shift to writing for kids.

Source:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dr-Seuss/The-Cat-in-the-Hat-How-the-Grinch-Stole-Christmas-and-other-classics

Realism, 1850 - 1900

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Realism was a movement that showed life as it truly was, focusing on everyday people and real-world events.

Reconstruction Era 1865-1877

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Realism: Fact 1

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Realism rejected romanticized and exaggerated stories, instead portraying ordinary people and real-life struggles.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/realism-political-and-social-science

Transcendentalism : Fact 2

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Many realist writers, like Mark Twain and Charles Dickens, used their works to criticize social issues such as poverty and injustice.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/realism-political-and-social-science

Civil War 1861-1865

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Washington Irving 1783-1859

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Interesting facts about Irving:

Passed the bar exam in late 1806
He was the youngest of 11 siblings.
He escaped the need to go to college

Alice Walker 1944-still alive

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She described both of her parents as storytellers
While growing up she blinded one eye and so her mom gave her a typewriter to write stories instead of doing chores.
Her grandfather eventually recovered from alcoholism and changed his life for the better and this inspired Walker to write a book.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alice-Walker

Modernism 1900-1950

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Interesting fact #1

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It was a big breakthrough in the art world, especially after world war 1 ending.

https://www.britannica.com/art/Modernism-art

Interesting fact #2

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The literature world looked for a lot of inspiration to a world that was very dry and sad to them. Through literature and art a lot of beauty came. Not just through the works but also in the hearts of the people.

https://www.britannica.com/art/Modernism-art

American Dream 20s Fact 1

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Many people believed they could become rich and successful through hard work but a big factor according to them was luck.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Roaring-Twenties

American Dream 20s Fact 2

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New inventions like cars and radios made life easier and helped people dream bigger.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Roaring-Twenties

American Dream 30s-40s Fact 1

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The Great Depression shattered many Americans’ belief in the American Dream, as unemployment soared to nearly 25% and widespread poverty made economic stability seem impossible

https://www.steinbeckintheschools.com/historical-context/1930-1940?utm

American Dream 30s-40s Fact 2

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In the 1940s, many Americans saw hard work and family life as central to the American Dream, especially as soldiers returned home, married, and started families, leading to the Baby boom.

American Dream 50s Fact 2

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The US economy soared in this time period.

https://express.adobe.com/page/l5MV4/?utm

American Dream 50s Fact 1

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In the 1950s, it was all about owning the newest items.

https://express.adobe.com/page/l5MV4/?utm

1920 - 1940

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A cultural movement where Black writers, musicians, and artists thrived in Harlem, New York.

Fact #1

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Harlem was considered the cultural capital of Black America.

https://nmaahc.si.edu/harlem-renaissance

Fact #2

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Clubs like the Cotton Club featured Black musicians playing for white audiences, helping to spread Black culture.

https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/jazz-age

1960s–1970s American Dream

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Fact #1

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During the 1960s, the American Dream shifted from owning a home to seeking equality and personal freedom, especially during the Civil Rights Movement.

https://americanhistory.si.edu/

Fact #2

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In the 1970s, rising inflation and unemployment caused many families to struggle financially, changing the dream from growing wealth to simply keeping stability and staying afloat.

https://www.history.com/topics/1970s/1970s

1980s American Dream

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Fact #1

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In the 1980s the American Dream became all about wealth, success, and status. Owning a big house, fancy car, and climbing the business ladder.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/reagan-american-dream/

Fact #2

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The phrase “Greed is good” became popular during this time, showing how money and power were seen as success.

https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/1980s

1990s- 2000s American Dream

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Fact #1

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In the 1990-2000s tech founders and entrepreneurs became overnight millionaires, making the American Dream seem possible again.

https://www.lovemoney.com/gallerylist/84477/what-the-american-dream-looked-like-the-decade-you-were-born?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Fact #2

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In 2008 there was a financial crisis that led to big problems, job losses, and wiped-out savings. Making people wonder if the American dream is still possible.

https://www.history.com/articles/recession

Contemporary Postmodernism 1950–present

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Fact #1

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Writers began writing stories about storytelling itself, often making readers question what is real and what is fiction.

https://www.britannica.com/art/literary-criticism

Fact #2

andrewaydin2008 — 2025-07-04 11:51:09 UTC

Although fighting stopped in 1953 with an agreement, no peace treaty was ever signed. This means North and South Korea are technically still at war today.

https://www.britannica.com/event/Korean-War

The World By Lidia J. Kott

andrewaydin2008 — 2025-07-05 12:51:04 UTC

This poem reflects on how life is short and filled with both beauty and pain. Despite the world's darkness, the speaker tries to give the reader hope and a future. It ends with the idea that even in a broken world we can help and try to make it beautiful.

https://theworld.org/stories/2016/12/30/official-poem-2016

Reflection

andrewaydin2008 — 2025-07-05 12:53:14 UTC

Looking back at this amazing timeline, connecting literature to history helped me understand how people felt in different times and how it affected their lives. Stories, poems and pictures made the events more real and personal. It showed me that even though the world changes so often, human emotions stay the same and the desire to feel loved and cared for stays the same.