According to historian Frederick Jackson Turner, how was the American character shaped by manifest destiny?

A) The experience of conquest enhanced Americans' resourcefulness.

B) The experience of conquest made Americans mostly pessimistic.

C) The experience of conquest made settlers respectful of American Indians

D) The experience of conquest eventually brought out an instinct for peace.

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Rebecca Schwartz

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2 April, 09:40

According to historian Frederick Jackson Turner, how was the American character shaped by manifest destiny?

A) The experience of conquest enhanced Americans' resourcefulness.

B) The experience of conquest made Americans mostly pessimistic.

C) The experience of conquest made settlers respectful of American Indians

D) The experience of conquest eventually brought out an instinct for peace.

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Quinton Lindsey · Answer 1

The correct option is A.

Manifest destiny is an old doctrine in America which holds that the American expansion throughout the American continents is inevitable and justifiable. The American then believed that they are destined to spread from coast to coast and this greatly enhanced their resourcefulness toward this attainment.