Directions: Match the passages with the proper time period (Romanticism, Puritanism, and the Harlem Renaissance). Explain how you came up with your answer by referring
to elements in the text that you believe are signals of the time period.
Time Period
Passage Number
Explanation
Romanticism
Puritanism
Harlem Renaissance
Passage 1
Joe Starks was the name, yeah Joe Starks from in and through Georgy. Been workin' for white
folks all his life. Saved up some money-round three hundred dollars, yes indeed, right here in
his pocket. Kept hearin' 'bout them buildin' a new state down heah in Floridy and sort of wanted
to come. But he was makin' money where he was. But when he heard all about 'em makin'a
town all outa colored folks, he knowed dat was de place he wanted to be. He had always wanted
to be a big voice, but de white folks had all de sayso where he come from and everywhere else,
exceptin' dis place dat colored folks was buildin' theirselves. Dat was right too. De man dat built
things oughta boss it.
Dassage 2