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Writing and Critical Thinking Exercise Manifest Destiny History Through Art

Objectives Analyze a famous painting by American artist John Gast “American Progress” (1873) Study the upcoming painting carefully and see what clues the artist gives regarding America’s Westward expansion Answer the questions in your study guide

What was “Manifest Destiny”? Expansion to the Pacific Seen as obvious and inevitable Not necessarily a religious idea Spread of democracy and European-American lifestyle Exterminate/convert Native Americans Tame the Western landscape

What do you think the woman in the picture represents? What is she doing?

Look familiar?

2. What are these people doing, and why do you think they are in the picture?

What does this part of the picture show? What is its significance?

Who else is being forced Westward? What is happening here?

5. Why do you think the bear was included in this part of the picture?

6. Can you tell what is going on in this part of the picture?

7. Why do you think the artist painted this picture 7. Why do you think the artist painted this picture? What is the larger message he was trying to convey about “Manifest Destiny”?

Characteristics of the Term (At least 5) Definition Characteristics of the Term (At least 5) Manifest Destiny Examples Squatters: Oregon: California: Treaty of Ft. Laramie: Utah: Non-Examples: (5 Characteristics that are the opposite of the term)

The Readings on the topic Version I John L. O’ Sullivan 1839 list points of interest on the left of Venn Diagram Read Version II John L. O’ Sullivan 1845 from the Democratic Review where the term Manifest Destiny is coined. List points of interest on the right diagram. Comparison items go in the middle. Are there common threads? Is the 1845 document more specific? Why? Dates are key!