Transcendentalists encouraged people to

a. reject all social legislation.
b. become less self-reliant.
c. look to formal religions for profound truths.
d. involve themselves in reforming society.

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The correct answer is: d. involve themselves in reforming society.

Transcendentalists, including figures like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, encouraged individuals to seek personal truths and recognize the importance of social reform, particularly in areas such as abolition, women's rights, and other social justice movements.