Question

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Explanation:

Analyze the question prompt

The question asks to select two pieces of evidence that support the answer to Part 1A. Since Part 1A is not visible, we must analyze the options to find the two most logically connected and supportive statements regarding a central historical theme, which is clearly Manifest Destiny and the perspectives surrounding westward expansion.

Evaluate the options

Using Text Evidence, we examine the options:

• Option A discusses the growing feeling of America's destiny to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean.
• Option B explicitly mentions John O'Sullivan's belief in a God-given right to expand and settle new territories in the west, which is the core definition of Manifest Destiny.
• Option C, D, and E discuss the darker, more complicated, or biased realities of this expansion (e.g., indigenous people being cast from homelands, biased perspectives, complicated impacts).

Options A and B both directly define, support, and explain the ideological concept of Manifest Destiny (the belief in a divine right and unstoppable quest to expand westward). They form a cohesive pair representing the traditional perspective of this historical movement.

Select the supporting evidence

The two options that align to support the core concept of Manifest Destiny are Option A and Option B.

Answer:

• A "There was a growing feeling that it was America's destiny to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean. And that nothing would stop the country's quest in achieving that goal" (0:52). (Correct answer)
• B "John O'Sullivan was stating that he believed it was America's right, even a right given from God to expand and settle in new territories in the west" (2:16). (Correct answer)
• C "The west is featured as a dark and foreboding place where buffalo and a bear run away and indigenous people are being cast from their homelands" (2:55).
• D "The artist is most certainly portraying a biased perspective of westward expansion" (3:18).
• E "The reality was much more complicated and the impact of manifest destiny would be felt far and wide" (3:30).