Question
What belief was behind Manifest Destiny?
(1 point)
Responses
Native Americans would benefit from the introduction of the settlers’ American way of life.
Native Americans would benefit from the introduction of the settlers’ American way of life.
Settlers would benefit from the exchange of ideas from Native Americans in the West.
Settlers would benefit from the exchange of ideas from Native Americans in the West.
Settlers and Native Americans should co-exist peacefully but separately and come into contact as little as possible.
Settlers and Native Americans should co-exist peacefully but separately and come into contact as little as possible.
Native Americans and settlers could share the western land and work together to live in this difficult area.
Native Americans and settlers could share the western land and work together to live in this difficult area.
(1 point)
Responses
Native Americans would benefit from the introduction of the settlers’ American way of life.
Native Americans would benefit from the introduction of the settlers’ American way of life.
Settlers would benefit from the exchange of ideas from Native Americans in the West.
Settlers would benefit from the exchange of ideas from Native Americans in the West.
Settlers and Native Americans should co-exist peacefully but separately and come into contact as little as possible.
Settlers and Native Americans should co-exist peacefully but separately and come into contact as little as possible.
Native Americans and settlers could share the western land and work together to live in this difficult area.
Native Americans and settlers could share the western land and work together to live in this difficult area.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The belief behind Manifest Destiny was rooted in the idea that it was the divine right and destiny of the United States to expand its territory across the North American continent. This often involved the belief that American settlers would bring progress and civilization to the lands they settled. Therefore, the most suitable response from the provided options would suggest that Native Americans would benefit from the introduction of the settlers' American way of life, though it's important to note that this perspective greatly oversimplifies and overlooks the negative impacts of westward expansion on Native American populations.