Art of Manifest Destiny

Westward Expansion: Look and See

You will have 10 seconds to look at each image to answer questions that follow.

Multiple Choice

Which direction are the people in this painting going?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Multiple Choice

Which side of the painting was brighter?

• Right

• Left

Multiple Choice

Who is not running away?

• Native Americans

• Animals

• A floating giant white woman

• Dark clouds

Multiple Choice

What is the wire the floating lady is unwinding?

• Electric lines

• Telegraph cable

• Telephone wire

• Vios High-Speed Fiber Optic cable

Multiple Choice

How many methods of transportation/travel did you see?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

Multiple Choice

Unlike the previous painting, the West is:

• Cloudy

• Hostile

• Safe

• Empty

Multiple Choice

Sign of the dangers of westward migration you did NOT see:

• Indian arrows

• broken wagon wheels

• bones

• graves

Multiple Choice

The painted frame of this artwork has a reference to which earlier explorer?

• Zebulon Pike

• Christopher Columbus

• Daniel Boone

• John Smith

Multiple Choice

Guess where this 33’ x 40’ painting is located.

• Western Heritage Museum

• The White House

• The National Portrait Gallery

• The US Capitol Dome