4.4. Manifest Destiny http://www.ck12.org
FIGURE 4.5
Map of the United States made by Or-
mando Willis Gray- Why would Melish draw a map that included land that was not yet a part of the United States in 1816?
American Progress –John Gast
Source: John Gast painted American Progress 1872 to represent the spirit of Manifest Destiny. This image is of a
chromolithograph made around 1873 by George A. Croffut, based on Gast’s painting.(Figure 4.6).
FIGURE 4.6
This image is of a chromolithograph made
around 1873 by George A. CroffutQuestions:
- What do you think the woman in this painting represents? How is this symbolized in the painting?