American Progress: John Gast's Spirit of Manifest Destiny

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1. John Gast, 1872
   “American Progress”
   or “The Spirit of Manifest Destiny”
   

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2. John Gast, 1872
   “American Progress”
   or “The Spirit of Manifest Destiny”
   

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3. John Gast, 1872
   “American Progress”
   or “The Spirit of Manifest Destiny”
   

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4. John Gast, 1872
   “American Progress”
   or “The Spirit of Manifest Destiny”
   

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5. John Gast, 1872
   “American Progress”
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19. John Gast, 1872
    “American Progress”
    or “The Spirit of Manifest Destiny”
    

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20. John Gast, 1872
    “American Progress”
    or “The Spirit of Manifest Destiny”
    

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21. John Gast, 1872
    “American Progress”
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    “The Spirit of
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22. Why did Gast paint this?
    

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