美国浪漫主义文学 American_Romanticism.pptVIP

Historical Background This is a period of rapid growth and rapid expansion This is a period of the discussion of social issues This is a period of the pursuit of new belief This is a period of the development of education This is a period of foreign influences Growth and expansion  increasing Population, In 1810, the population totaled 7,000,000. Fifty-years later, at the beginning of Civil War, the population reached 31,000,000. A new nationalism emerged as a result of this sudden influx of immigration. Spreading industrialization filled people with optimism. Pushing frontier