How did literature of the late 1800s reflect the division and expansion of the nation?
Check the three boxes that apply.

[ ] It shed light on the benefits of slavery.

[ ] It honored the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers while exposing the horrors of war.

[ ] It ignored the unique cultures of different regions of the country.

[ ] It mirrored the somberness of postwar America with a new realism.

[ ] It showed the effects of western expansion on settlers and American Indians.