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.
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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.
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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.