8 My Country 'Tis of Thee: Song Meaning & History
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Who wrote the song 'My Country, 'Tis of Thee'?

  • The children's choir in Boston
  • Lowell Mason
  • Samuel Francis Smith (correct)
  • A German composer

When was 'The Star Spangled Banner' adopted as the official national anthem of the United States?

  • 1900
  • 1831
  • 1931 (correct)
  • 1950

What was the previous official national anthem of the United States before 'The Star Spangled Banner'?

  • God Save the King
  • My Country, 'Tis of Thee (correct)
  • God Bless Our Native Land
  • America

Who was Samuel Francis Smith working with when he came across the song 'God Bless Our Native Land'?

<p>Lowell Mason (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where was 'My Country, 'Tis of Thee' first performed?

<p>Boston (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What inspired Samuel Francis Smith to write an American version of 'God Bless Our Native Land'?

<p>A Lutheran hymn (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What movement had a profound influence on Samuel Francis Smith?

<p>The Second Great Awakening (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which intellectual and social movement focused on individual emotional and psychological experiences?

<p>The Romanticism Movement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the connection between Romanticism and the Second Great Awakening?

<p>A fundamental belief in nature as a moral space (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What word is used to emphasize individualistic expressions of faith during the Second Great Awakening?

<p>I (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which movement placed an emphasis on emotion and individual spirituality?

<p>The Second Great Awakening (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of paintings did American Romanticism find expression in?

<p>Landscape paintings (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is considered a pure expression of Second Great Awakening and Romanticist ideology?

<p>'My Country, 'Tis of Thee' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'My Country, 'Tis of Thee' reflects Americans' ability to connect with which aspect?

<p>Nature (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'My Country, 'Tis of Thee' emphasizes freedom rings from where?

<p>From the mountainsides (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the period of massive religious revival known as?

<p>The Second Great Awakening (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which denominations gained prominence during the Second Great Awakening?

<p>Baptists and Methodists denominations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is emphasized in 'My Country, 'Tis of Thee' until the fourth verse?

<p>Individualistic expressions of faith (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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