Answer 1.
The correct answer is:
A. American Romanticism
Explanation:
American Romanticism took place after the colonial period of America, after the American Revolution authors and artists were inspired and motivated with the new nation, it was a time when literature was filled with dreams and hopes of a great world. American Romanticism was different than European Romanticism because it focused in novels rather than poetry. Some great American authors were Walt Withman and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Answer 2.
The correct answer is:
C. The American Revolution.
Explanation:
Thomas Paine is one of the Founding Fathers of America. Paine had a huge impact on the American Revolution, due to his pamphlet Common Sense, in which he wrote in a common language (adressed to all American colonists) the reasons why the 13 colonies would be better off without Britain, and how in order to survive and persevere they needed to be independent. Common Sense had major influence in the colonies because it was the first time that independence was perceived as achievable, and all the injustices of Britain were exposed.