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Across 1. An uneducated preacher – very powerful – voice of the common man – passionate about saving souls and defeating evil – BAPTISM! 6. first American Novelist – The Spy, Leatherstocking Tales and The Last of the Mohicans – Natty Bumppo – adventures in America – republican experiment of the western frontiersman 8. Portrait artist 9. Group of young energetic writers from the New York area – Washington Irving was an example 12. Famous Female writer – Little Women – transcendentalism – New England writer 14. Musician of the time - his most popular song was Oh! Susanna (1848) 15. Artists that painted romantic landscapes of New York and New England 16. trained as a lawyer, evangelist – powerful oratory and message – old time religion but with a more powerful voice – Second Great Awakening 17. Moby Dick – adventure writer – first American novelist 20. One of the better poets – he attacked slavery expansion – Polk – political satirist 21. Knickerbocker’s History of New York, The Sketch Book, Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. A true American author – American themes - Dutch New England 22. Unitarian minister – wrote about their own experiences in AMERICA – practical philosopher – self reliance, self government freedom and optimism – critic of slavery, supported the Union Cause 23. Adventist - Interpreted that Christ would return to the earth on October 22, 1844 – they prayed for his coming and prepared and many were not despondent when he did not appear 24. Founder of the Mormon faith – moved from New York to Illinois – killed by an angry mob 25. A Unitarian was a reaction to the Puritan – believed in GOD as one being not the TRINITY – (god, the son and holy spirit) – stressed the goodness of human nature instead of the evil, stern creator not the punisher – appealed to rational and optimism instead of hell fire and brimstone

Down 2. teacher at Harvard – wrote about American traditions even though he was well read in Europe 3. Henry David Thoreau - Emerson – close associate – non conformist, poet, mystic, refused to pay his poll tax that supported slavery and the Mexican War – Walden Pond – essay On the Duty of Civil Disobedience – man’s role in truth and government 4. gifted lyric poet – The Raven – ghostly and ghastly – The Fall of the House of Usher – died early in life 5. Believed in hard work – Church of Latter Day Saints – inspired by a new prophet – Christian – Irrigation and mutual dependence 7. poet, novelist – non conformists – inspirational – loved to converse 10. Health standards for women – clinics to talk about methods of Birth Control 11. Puritan tragedy – Scarlet Letter – concepts of evil, and death 13. first female doctor – graduate of medical school 18. Leaves of Grass – romantic, emotional and unconventional – sometimes his books were banned – Poet laureate of Democracy 19. Led the Mormon people from Illinois to Utah – Very powerful – energetic