Emerson's essay reflects which broader intellectual movement of the antebellum era?

Answer: Transcendentalism, which emphasized intuition and individualism Emerson was a leading Transcendentalist; the movement, centered in New England, championed self-reliance, intuition, and the individual's direct relationship with nature and the divine.

Emerson's celebration of the individual reflects continuity with which feature of American political culture?

Answer: Republican ideals emphasizing the virtuous, independent citizen Emerson's emphasis on individual conscience and self-reliance built on long-standing American republican ideals that prized the autonomous, virtuous citizen as the foundation of the polity.

Transcendentalism, led by Emerson and Thoreau, emphasized

Answer: Individual intuition, the divinity of nature, and self-reliance Influenced reform movements and American literature.

AP US History · Topic 4.9

The Development of an American Culture Practice

Part of Period 4: 1800–1848.

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Sample 1difficulty 3/5
$"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string... Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness... Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind." — Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Self-Reliance," 1841$
$Emerson's essay reflects which broader intellectual movement of the antebellum era?$
- A
  $Transcendentalism, which emphasized intuition and individualism$
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- B
  $Romanticism in painting popularized by the Hudson River School alone$
- C
  $Scottish common-sense realism dominant in early colleges$
- D
  $Calvinism revived through the Old Light tradition$
Why
$Emerson was a leading Transcendentalist; the movement, centered in New England, championed self-reliance, intuition, and the individual's direct relationship with nature and the divine.$
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Sample 2difficulty 3/5
$"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string... Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness... Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind." — Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Self-Reliance," 1841$
$Emerson's celebration of the individual reflects continuity with which feature of American political culture?$
- A
  $Republican ideals emphasizing the virtuous, independent citizen$
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- B
  $Mercantilist policies promoting national wealth$
- C
  $Hierarchical Anglican religious authority$
- D
  $Aristocratic conceptions of inherited rank$
Why
$Emerson's emphasis on individual conscience and self-reliance built on long-standing American republican ideals that prized the autonomous, virtuous citizen as the foundation of the polity.$
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Sample 3difficulty 4/5
$Transcendentalism, led by Emerson and Thoreau, emphasized$
- A
  $Rapid industrial expansion and faith in mechanized progress$
- B
  $Strict scientific materialism and rejection of spiritual experience$
- C
  $Calvinist religious orthodoxy and rigid biblical literalism$
- D
  $Individual intuition, the divinity of nature, and self-reliance$
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Why
$Influenced reform movements and American literature.$
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