5.2 John O'Sullivan "Manifest Destiny"
Use this excerpt, and your knowledge of American history to answer parts (A), (B), and (C).
We have no interest in the scenes of antiquity, only as lessons of avoidance of nearly all their examples. The expansive future is our arena, and for our history. We are entering on its untrodden space, with the truths of God in our minds, beneficent objects in our hearts, and with a clear conscience unsullied by the past. We are the nation of human progress, and who will, what can, set limits to our onward march? Providence is with us, and no earthly power can. We point to the everlasting truth on the first page of our national declaration, and we proclaim to the millions of other lands, that "the gates of hell" -- the powers of aristocracy and monarchy -- "shall not prevail against it."
John O’Sullivan, “Manifest Destiny,” 1839
Question 1
Briefly explain the point of view reflected by the writer about ONE of the following: · expansion · religion · democracy
Question 2
Briefly explain ONE development from the period 1800 to 1860 that led to the point of view expressed by the writer.
Question 3
Briefly explain ONE way in which developments in the period 1800 to 1860 challenged or supported the point of view expressed by the writer.
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