Bill of Rights
-James Fennimore Cooper's portrayal of Native Americans was noteworthy because:
A)He accurately represented Native American dialects.
B)They were viewed as admirable and closer to nature.
C)He often envisioned their culture as dominate.
D)His graphic portrayals of the attacks on the plains inhibited Westward expansion.
E)He suggested that they assimilated will into urban life.

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James Fennimore Cooper's wrote novels that romanticized Native American life, portraying them as admirable and closer to nature. As industrialism began and cities sprang up, the celebration of nature that characterized the Transcendentalists emerged in other aspects of culture. Cooper's Native American characters were not the enemies or barbarians of previous representations in American literature. However, Cooper lived in New England, which was largely devoid of Native Americans by the time he wrote his novels.

Bill of Rights -James Fennimore Cooper's Portrayal of Native Americans Was Noteworthy Because