Question

Which factor contributed most to the increased importance of literature in American culture during the 19th century?

The success of major social-reform movements
The spread of utopian communities throughout the nation
The ratification of the 16th Amendment increasing educational opportunities
The greater availability of books, magazines, and newspapers

Answer 1

the success of major social reform movements

Step-by-step explanation:

in the 19th century many social reform movement started in a new era of the antebellum, imaginist the main social movements you can find the fight against slavery, the fight for public free education, the fights against alcohol, human prison, asylums, and other government regulated services and rights that we now have.