Kaliyah Cobb

History

31 December, 08:51

Which of the following best describes the disparity between the ideal of

Manifest Destiny and the actual challenges settlers faced during the swell of

westward migration?

A. The ideal of Manifest Destiny was based on conservation of

natural resources, but settlers quickly began exploiting the West's

natural resources at unsustainable levels.

B. The ideal of Manifest Destiny was focused on peaceful expansion

into American Indian lands, but most settlements were

established as military bases.

O

C. The ideal of Manifest Destiny asserted that farmers should lead

the way in westward expansion, but most new settlers were

actually urban industrial workers.

O

D. The ideal of Manifest Destiny claimed that the West offered

economic opportunity, but settlers struggled to survive on the

region's difficult and unfamiliar soil.