Thomas Paine – Common Sense According to Thomas Paine, how will the fate of America be decided?

Philip Freneau – “The Wild Honey Suckle” After reading “The Wild Honey Suckle,” explain the ways that Freneau compares the honey suckle plant to a life cycle.  Be sure to include specific references from the poem.

According to Ralph Waldo Emerson, all of the uses of the world can be divided into which four categories?

Crèvecoeur – “Letters from an American Farmer” Which of the following descriptions best describes de Crèvecoeur’s attitude toward slavery?

What is “Self-Reliance,” and why did Ralph Waldo Emerson write it?

What is the name of the first long-lived American settlement in the New World?

 Henry David Thoreau – Walden Why does humanity need Nature, according to Thoreau?

American Historical Period of 1820-1865 Which of the following was a common belief among white Americans in the antebellum period about the plight of Native Americans?

Ralph Waldo Emerson states that one class of person is best able to see the “integrity of impression” made by the land. Who is this person?

William Bradford and excerpts from Of Plymouth Plantation Why did the Pilgrims originally break away from the Church of England according to William Bradford?