19 th Century: More Exploration Narratives. Why? Why
What is Manifest Destiny? expansion throughout continent = justified & inevitable Expansion = our destiny
What did the average American imagine??
Imagining the Unknown… Reflects the individual perceiver your own perspective/ideals Different for each reader/viewer/listener
Essential Question How do Manifest Destiny and Romanticism relate? (Similar? Different?)
Encountering the Sublime Explorers see new breath-taking landscapes Painters depict them Writers describe them Readers picture them
Essential Vocab: Sublime Sublime (adj) : beautiful and terrifying at the same time. Inspiring awe Evoking great fear and ecstasy
Beautiful vs. Sublime?
John Wesley PowellPowell 1 st white person to navigate the Colorado River (1869) Described the Grand Canyon in his journals How does he ‘paint the picture’ for us?