How did the literature and art created in the mid-1800s affect the way people felt about being american?

Americans were divided by sectionalism and slavery, but they were united by nationalism and an optimistic belief in the possibility of improving themselves and society. These ideas were expressed in and reinforced by American art and literature.

Literature was very important in the 1800’s. It taught people everything they needed to know about the outside world. If they needed to go somewhere around the world, they would need to read about it first. One of the bestseller books in the 1800’s was not a book of

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i would go with the last one