How did American Romanticism reflect life in America during this period?

celebrated the individual

focused on colonial history

celebrated famous political leaders

identified with the Age of Reason

American Romanticism basically dealt with living in nature and appreciating it's beauty. To be able to live out in the wilderness, you had to be able to survive on your own more or less. Anyone who could do this was considered a "hero" in the sense of the story. It encouraged those to move west. There were other factors driving this expansion

So basically what I'm saying is that American Romanticism celebrated the individual