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What is “Self-Reliance,” and why did Ralph Waldo Emerson write it?

Thomas Paine – Common Sense In his Common Sense introduction, what does Thomas Paine state he has studiously avoided?

John Smith – “The General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles” How many colonists died in the summer of 1607?

 Henry David Thoreau – Walden Why does humanity need Nature, according to Thoreau?

American Historical Period of 1820-1865 Which of the following was a common belief among white Americans in the antebellum period about the plight of Native Americans?

Christopher Columbus – “Letter of Discovery” How was Columbus able to take possession of the islands he encountered on his first voyage to the Western Hemisphere?

Ralph Waldo Emerson states that one class of person is best able to see the “integrity of impression” made by the land. Who is this person?

Christopher Columbus – “Letter of Discovery” What charge was levied against Columbus when he was imprisoned on the island of Hispañola?

Crèvecoeur – “Letters from an American Farmer” Which of the following does de Crèvecoeur NOT list as a characteristic of an American?

The invention of the ___________________ became a major driving force in leading the European expansion in the Americas.