MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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She is unafraid of the west and ready to explore.
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She is unconvinced that she will succeed in the west.
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She is frightened of the west but certain it contains her destiny.
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She is disgusted by the darkness of the west as it is.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. What statement best explains how Cordelia responds to the west? She is unafraid of the west and ready to explore.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement best describes the doctrine of manifest destiny? God expected white Americans to expand across the continent and spread democratic ideals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which statement would most likely have been said by a believer in Manifest Destiny? “It is our God-given right to spread our democracy and culture across the continent."
Detailed explanation-4: -The ideology that became known as Manifest Destiny included a belief in the inherent superiority of white Americans, as well as the conviction that they were destined by God to conquer the territories of North America, from sea to shining sea.
Detailed explanation-5: -At the heart of manifest destiny was the pervasive belief in American cultural and racial superiority. Native Americans had long been perceived as inferior, and efforts to “civilize” them had been widespread since the days of John Smith and Miles Standish.