MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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America’s progress across the continent
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God’s guidance of America
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That Americans were going to convert the Indians.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the name of the angel in John Gast’s painting, American Progress? What does she symbolize? The angel’s name is columbia and she represents manifest destiny and the expansion of the U.S.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the painting, settlers and then-novel technology, such as covered wagons, railroads, and horse-drawn carriages move westward, guided by an angel. The angel, a symbolic representation of American ideals and the Manifest Destiny philosophy, carries light towards the western frontier.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are farmers, wagons, trains and telegraph wires. The painting depicts Columbia as a goddess or an angel, which allows Gast to show people that they have Page 2 both government and religious support in their move west.
Detailed explanation-4: -Analysis of ‘American Progress’ The centerpiece of the painting, the woman in white represents the potential freedom and enlightenment that Americans would bring to the West. Behind her-to the right, that is, the East-the sky is light, and symbols of prosperity and settlement dot the landscape.
Detailed explanation-5: -This print, also entitled “Manifest Destiny, ” shows an allegorical female figure representing “America” that is leading pioneers westward. The settlers are traveling on foot, in a stagecoach, by conestoga wagon and railroads. These pioneers are shown encountering American Indians and herds of bison.