Transcendentalists were interested in using their literary output
a. to create a romanticized view of American life
b. to foster the development of a national identity
c. to question natural law
d. to reform American life
e. to develop a rational explanation for life
Answer: d. to reform American life
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A) the church should focus on improving the spiritual lives of the poor by conducting massive religious revivals. B) God would provide for the faithful. C) the church should focus on improving the lives of the poor, ending child labor, and regulating the power of big corporations. D) poverty grew out of sin and therefore the poor were being punished for their evil ways.
Chinampas are ________
A) staple crops B) terraces C) floating gardens D) garden tools
Frontier camp meetings became notorious for inspiring unrestrained and often irreligious behavior
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following conclusions could be drawn from the description of Edward Gorsuch, assuming he is representative of slaveholders in this era?
a) Slavery was important to the social fabric of the South, above and beyond the cotton economy itself. b) Slavery was declining in importance in most of the southern states. c) The South was moving towards an industrial economy. d) Slaveholders were unafraid of the abolitionist press and other challenges to their authority.