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American Progress – John Gast (1872) History Scene Investigation

American Progress – John Gast (1872) History Scene Investigation. New Vocabulary . Manifest Destiny - the 19th-century belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

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American Progress – John Gast (1872) History Scene Investigation

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  1. American Progress – John Gast (1872) History Scene Investigation

  2. New Vocabulary • Manifest Destiny - the 19th-century belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. • Westward Expansion – the acquiring of land that ultimately lead to the growth of the United States.

  3. Reasons for Manifest Destiny • Term first coined by John L. O’Sullivan in Democratic Review, July 1845 • Reasons for this belief: • Sincere belief in democracy and republicanism • Idealized view of U.S. as model for others • Ideology intertwined with racist and imperialistic [extending your country’s power] ideas about American Indians and Mexicans • Tied to religion “God wants our nation to Grow” • Less separation of church and state during this time period

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