How did the Transcendentalist movement influence antebellum reform?
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Correct answer: By emphasizing individual conscience and the rejection of unjust laws
Transcendentalists like Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson championed the idea that the individual soul was superior to the state. This led to acts of civil disobedience against slavery and the Mexican-American War.
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