Yes this is true romanticism did happen before transcentalism
Transcendentalism.
Romanticism and transcendentalism both emerged as literary and philosophical movements in the 19th century, but they are not the same. Romanticism focused on emotion, nature, and individuality, while transcendentalism emphasized the spiritual and intuitive connection between individuals and nature. Both movements valued the inner experience and exploration of the self, but they had different emphases and influences.
American Renaissance Romanticism Transcendentalism
Started with Puritan plain style, then Romanticism, Transcendentalism, Realism, Then now Modernism
materialism and conflicts of the new industrial society.
Romanticism, Transcendentalism, American Renaissance.
One part is- Americans developed their own form of Romanticism, called transcendentalism.
Romanticism emphasizes the importance of emotions and individual freedom, over knowledge. You should follow your feelings. Transcendentalism says you should draw inspiration from something external (beyond reason and tradition), like your relationship with nature/god... or something.
1800=1855
Dark romanticism views humans as flawed and prone to sin and self-destruction. Transcendentalism, on the other hand, views the constructs of society as the catalyst for the corruption of human purity.
Transcendentalism
Predestination is not associated with transcendentalism.