Coming Together

ByChloe ScrogginsEthan FranklinZaryab Shah

Thomas Tigner

Hudson River School

The Stranded Ship by Asher Durand

The Trysting Tree by Asher Durand

The Oxbow by Thomas Cole

The Rocky Mountain School

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by Thomas Moran

An Arizona Sunset near the Grand Canyon by Thomas Moran

Storm in the Rocky Mountains by Albert Bierstadt

Architecture

Why did Jefferson believe Classical Revival was a more appropriate style than Georgian for public buildings in the new United States? Probably because we were not on very good terms with King George.

And for a country without its own history, Greek and Roman motifs gave our buildings a better sense of tradition and stability.

The Georgian style was used when America was being controlled by Great Britain. Jefferson wanted to emphasize their independence and freedom by creating non-British buildings.

Monticello

Virginia Capitol

Ralph Waldo EmersonSelf Reliance

The need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency.

Follow his or her own instincts and ideas.Create a new American subject independent

from that of European influence.

Nathaniel HawthorneScarlet Letter

Society will always impose their judgment on those who do wrong.

Isolation will result in further wrongdoing.Exposes and criticizes a society built upon

hypocritical views of sin and morality.

Henry Wadsworth LongfellowEvangeline: A Tale of Acadie

Brought rich and historical events, that took place in the American landscapes, to the wide audience

Created a popular mythology for the country In the form of poems and literature