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RomanticismRomanticism

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American RomanticismAmerican Romanticism

1800-18601800-1860

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What was the Industrial What was the Industrial Revolution?Revolution?

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Industrial Revolution: Progress Industrial Revolution: Progress with a Pricewith a Price

A cultural and A cultural and economic change economic change beginning in the mid beginning in the mid 1700s. 1700s.

Factories and Factories and industry replace industry replace agriculture as chief agriculture as chief means of support for means of support for lower classes.lower classes.

The population The population collects in cities.collects in cities.

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Name 3 ways the IR led to Name 3 ways the IR led to Romanticism.Romanticism.

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1: Better transportation leads to 1: Better transportation leads to better exchange of ideasbetter exchange of ideas

The steamboat and The steamboat and the railroad the railroad become common. become common.

Greater Greater infrastructure infrastructure brings makes brings makes travel “easy.” travel “easy.”

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2: More options for women2: More options for women

Typical jobs for women had been to Typical jobs for women had been to sew, clean laundry, milk cows, or sew, clean laundry, milk cows, or clean. clean.

New jobs for women were factory New jobs for women were factory work. Women could live at the work. Women could live at the factory and make their own money. factory and make their own money.

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3: Poor working conditions (Lowell 3: Poor working conditions (Lowell factory example)factory example)

A. Women worked A. Women worked at least 12 hours a at least 12 hours a day. day. B. very strict rules: B. very strict rules: women required to women required to go to church; no go to church; no male visitors allowed male visitors allowed at factory/dormitory. at factory/dormitory.

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**Poor Working Conditions**Poor Working Conditions

C. Boarding house C. Boarding house rooms held up to 6 rooms held up to 6 girlsgirls

D. Average D. Average age=24; some as age=24; some as young as 10 years young as 10 years old. old.

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**The Mills and Factories**The Mills and Factories

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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire victims 1911

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American RomanticismAmerican Romanticism

Affected by Industrial Affected by Industrial Revolution, but based Revolution, but based largely on optimismlargely on optimism

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Optimism led to the Age of Optimism led to the Age of Reform (during Romantic Reform (during Romantic

Period)Period) Prisons and Mental Prisons and Mental InstitutionsInstitutions

Prison Reform1850s

Treatment of Mentally Ill 1840s

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Age of ReformAge of Reform

Women’s Suffrage

Abolitionist movement

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Idealism and Idealism and TranscendentalismTranscendentalism

Idealism—philosophy based on idea that Idealism—philosophy based on idea that evidence of the divine is not found in the evidence of the divine is not found in the outer world as much as the inner world of outer world as much as the inner world of the individual.the individual. The world is what we The world is what we perceive it to be.perceive it to be.

Transcendentalism—philosophy based on Transcendentalism—philosophy based on the idea that one moves beyond the the idea that one moves beyond the physical to the spiritual through physical to the spiritual through awareness. Focuses on intuition, awareness. Focuses on intuition, introspection, and self-trust.introspection, and self-trust.

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Romanticism Romanticism

1800-1860.1800-1860. Not a Valentine’s Day idea. Not a Valentine’s Day idea. Romantic writers did share two key beliefs:Romantic writers did share two key beliefs: 1. Emotion was valued over intellect.1. Emotion was valued over intellect. 2. Basic goodness and equality were a part 2. Basic goodness and equality were a part

of everyone. of everyone.


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