American Romanticism basically dealt with living in nature and appreciating it's beauty. To be able to live out in the wilderness, you had to be able to survive on your own more or less. Anyone who could do this was considered a "hero" in the sense of the story. It encouraged those to move west. There were other factors driving this expansion
So basically what I'm saying is that American Romanticism celebrated the individual
The reason school uniforms should be banned is because, uniforms do not let us express ourselves, they are uncomfortable in some aspects ,and they are not fashionable. I do think a dress code should be in place, but uniforms do not let us be ourselves .