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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Boston</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What movement had a profound influence on Samuel Francis Smith?

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

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

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

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

    <p>I</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which movement placed an emphasis on emotion and individual spirituality?

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

    What type of paintings did American Romanticism find expression in?

    <p>Landscape paintings</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'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    What was the period of massive religious revival known as?

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

    Which denominations gained prominence during the Second Great Awakening?

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

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