Question

Examine the painting below, then place a checkmark next to each true statement

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

The true statements are the following.

-This painter likely supports westward expansion.

-In the painting, the main figure is bringing light to the West.

-This painting represents the idea of Manifest Destiny.

John Gast was the American painter that created this paint titled "American Progress," in 1872. It is correct to say that the paint supports the idea of Manifest Destiny and suggested that Manifest Destiny

was a huge task that would be difficult to accomplish. The three types of progress that are represented in the paint are intellectual, technical, and industrial progress.