AP US Historymediummcq1 pt
Transcendentalists like Emerson and Thoreau believed in
A.intuition and nature over organized society
B.strict Calvinist doctrine
C.scientific materialism
D.factory expansion
Explanation
Core Concept
Transcendentalism prized individual conscience and nature's truths, rejecting conformity — Thoreau's Walden and 'Civil Disobedience' are its monuments.
Correct Answer
Aintuition and nature over organized society
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