What is the most accurate statement about american writers from 1800 to 1865?
a. as the first generation to come of age with the ideas and values of a free country, their work mirrors the young nation's spirit of adventure and freedom and pushes for individual liberty and opportunity.
b. because the nation's educated class lives almost solely in the northeast, american writers reflect a relatively narrow view of the country's regional and ethnic diversity.
c. in an effort to establish their credibility, most american authors in the new nation emulate the themes, structures, and styles of their british counterparts.
d. most american writers of the early 19thcentury were highly focused on spiritual and religious themes with roots in the nation's puritan background.