The development of an American culture | AP US History | Khan Academy

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In the early 1800s, American artists, architects, and writers began to create uniquely American styles. In this video, Kim Kutz Elliott discusses the quest to create architecture suitable to a republic and the influence of Romantic ideals on American artists and writers, including the Hudson River School and the Transcendentalists.