The document provides an overview of various aspects of early American nationalism and identity from the 18th to mid 19th centuries, including: 1) Art movements like the Hudson River School that depicted the American landscape and promoted national pride. 2) Figures like Noah Webster who standardized the American English language in publications like his dictionary. 3) Literary and philosophical movements like Transcendentalism expressed by writers such as Emerson and Thoreau that emphasized American individualism. 4) Technological and transportation innovations of the Industrial Revolution like the cotton gin, interchangeable parts in manufacturing, and inventions by John Deere, Samuel Morse, and Robert Fulton that transformed the economy and society.