Transcendentalism reflected a distinctly American character that valued freedom and liberty was developing.
Explanation:
The period of the Second Great Awakening and transcendentalism was one of relative stability and great expansion of landmass in the US.
The country was undergoing great and prosperous changes and the society was coming to terms with its distinctly American character.
The Transcendental wanted to keep the country connected to its roots, connected to the land it was growing in and had a spiritual edge to it.
It reflected that the American values of freedom liberty and fraternity had reached a point where the people would consider it a part of their spiritualist identity too.
