Asked by Carla Cortez on Jun 11, 2024

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Largely as a result of the Leatherstocking Tales by James Fenimore Cooper, frontiersmen such as Daniel Boone became a symbol of which of the following?

A) Altruism and personal sacrifice
B) Humility and purity of thought
C) Individualism and freedom
D) Selfishness and greed

Leatherstocking Tales

A series of five novels by James Fenimore Cooper, featuring the adventures of the frontiersman Natty Bumppo, significant in American literature for their portrayal of early American life and wilderness.

Daniel Boone

An American pioneer, explorer, woodsman, and frontiersman whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States.

James Fenimore Cooper

An early 19th-century American writer known for his historical novels of frontier and Native American life, most famously "The Last of the Mohicans."

  • Absorb the varied cultural facets of the Western frontier and their illustration in American literature and art.
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Marissa StanleyJun 13, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
The Leatherstocking Tales by James Fenimore Cooper, particularly the protagonist Natty Bumppo, portrayed frontiersmen as rugged individualists who valued freedom and self-reliance. This image of the frontiersman as an embodiment of American individualism and independence became a prominent symbol in American culture.