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Emerson wanted American intellectuals and artists to be less influenced by European ideas and believed in individualism and self-reliance. With which movement is Emerson associated? A. the abolitionist movement B. the transcendentalist movement C. the expansionist movement D. the suffragist movement'

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Answer: B. the transcendentalist movement

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B. the movement of transcendentalism.

Around the middle of the 19th century, Emerson was a key figure in the American transcendentalist movement. Individualism, independence, and the inherent goodness of both individuals and nature were all stressed by transcendentalism. In favour of a more intuitive and hands-on approach to spirituality and knowledge, it also rejected many conventional religious and societal ideas.

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