American Romantic movement:
A cultural movement in American history that took place during the first half of the 19th century and was influenced by the European Romantic movement of the late
1700s. Members of this movement revolted against the established neoclassic school. Characterized in music, literature, painting, architecture, and landscape and furniture design by the individuality and feeling of the
producer; often looked to untouched natural sources and the common man for inspiration. Antebellum period:
The period before the American Civil War from approximately 1820 to 1860.
architect:
A person whose profession is designing houses, buildings, and bridges chronological: items arranged in order of occurrence. compass:
An instrument used to determine geographical direction (north, south, east, west). diplomat:
A person who represents his/her country's government in a foreign country and is responsible for developing relationships between the two countries.
Hudson River:
315-mile river that flows from the Adirondacks in upstate New York to Upper New York Bay (near New York City)--which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. Named after the early Dutch explorer Henry Hudson,
who in 1609 traveled up the river. In 1997, the river was designated a National Heritage River by the Federal government. Hudson River School:
Beginning in the 1820s under the direction of painter
Thomas Cole, a group of landscape artists who depicted views of the Hudson River valley. interpret:
To explain the meaning of something (i.e. an object, person, event). landscape designer:
a person whose profession is planning the arrangement of plants, trees, bushes, gardens, etc. legend:
a fictional story of a particular culture that has been handed down from generation to generation and
usually includes information about the past multifaceted:
having numerous aspects or attributes 19th century:
the period from 1800 to 1899 pen name:
a name used by an author rather than his/her true name stepped gable roof:
a traditional Dutch roof that looks similar to steps and is part of a sloping roof timeline:
a chronological outline of certain historical events and experiences transcendentalism:
a
literary and philosophical movement that was begun during the
early 19th century in New England by Ralph Waldo Emerson and others.
Influenced by the Romantic movement, as well as the philosophies of
Kant and Hegel. Emphasized nature as a source of human inspiration, almost
on a religious level. Human intuition and relationship with nature very
important. Times New Roman
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