The Romantic Era in 19th Century America
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During the Romantic Era, American literature and arts movement sparked as a reaction to which of the following?

  • Religious rigidity and modernity
  • Industrialism and neoclassical ideas of the preceding era of Enlightenment (correct)
  • The American Revolution and the War of 1812
  • Exploration of the self and individual emotion

    • What was the primary focus of Romanticism during the 19th Century in America?

  • The importance and beauty of the natural world (correct)
  • Tradition and restraint
  • The exploration of the self and individual emotion
  • Rationalism and religious rigidity

    • Why is the Romantic Era in the United States often referred to as the 'American Renaissance'?

  • It was a reaction to Industrialism
  • American writers and artists began searching for a distinctly 'American' voice (correct)
  • It rejected traditional restraint
  • It was a period where feeling preceded reason

    • What did Romanticism reject during the 19th Century in America?

    <p>Modernity, rationalism, and religious rigidity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguished American Romanticism as a significant period in American literature?

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