Transcendentalists believed that
a) "understanding" was more important than "reason."
b) man should repress instinct and strive for externally imposed learning.
c) each individual should strive to "transcend" the limits of intellect and allow emotions to create an "original relation to the universe."
d) individuals should avoid anything that would bring one too close to the natural world.
e) "reason" was more important than "understanding."

How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slave labor in the united states? a. there was a forced migration of slaves from the south to the north. b. slave-owning cotton planters were gradually forced to sell their plantations. c. more slaves were purchased to work on cotton plantations in the south. d. the reduced need for labor on cotton plantations led to a decline in slavery. e. slaves were moved from cotton plantations to sugar plantations.