Manifest Destiny Movement Analysis
During the U.S history the growth and expansion of the nation had been always prevalent in the minds of the American people and it was manifested during different eras in their artworks as a reference to what they called Manifest Destiny. This is a term for the common belief during the nineteen century period of American expansion that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from the east coast to west coast. Also, according to this belief, this expansion would involve not only territorial elevation, but the progress of liberty and individual economic opportunity as well. The phrase was first employed by John L. O’Sullivan in an article and inspired artist and cartoonist to create artworks as the movement occurred throughout
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McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. In this poster the focal point is both candidates in the center of the poster with the U.S flag behind them. Both rivals are looking at each other and there is a quote that says “The American flag has not been planted in foreign soil to acquire more territory but for Humanities sake.” This quote expresses the idea of Manifest Destiny and the attitude of superiority the Nation felt over the others. In the background both sides the space is filled with three images on each side with different outcomes according to the party. In the left side the viewer can see the side “Gone Democratic” where the city is more industrialized in contrast with the other party side where horses are still used as a method of transportation. The second image is “A run on the Bank” where in the democrat side the viewer can observe people arguing in the other side the people seemed content. The last image describes the rule over Cuba in the left side is rule by Spain and in the right side is rule by America. These series of images show how the world might have been if William Jennings Bryan had instead won the White House on the Democrat ticket with closed factories, no railroads, plows rusting in the fields, a currency based on silver rather than gold, and Cuba before the Spanish American War, which was won during McKinley's first presidency in
McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. In this poster the focal point is both candidates in the center of the poster with the U.S flag behind them. Both rivals are looking at each other and there is a quote that says “The American flag has not been planted in foreign soil to acquire more territory but for Humanities sake.” This quote expresses the idea of Manifest Destiny and the attitude of superiority the Nation felt over the others. In the background both sides the space is filled with three images on each side with different outcomes according to the party. In the left side the viewer can see the side “Gone Democratic” where the city is more industrialized in contrast with the other party side where horses are still used as a method of transportation. The second image is “A run on the Bank” where in the democrat side the viewer can observe people arguing in the other side the people seemed content. The last image describes the rule over Cuba in the left side is rule by Spain and in the right side is rule by America. These series of images show how the world might have been if William Jennings Bryan had instead won the White House on the Democrat ticket with closed factories, no railroads, plows rusting in the fields, a currency based on silver rather than gold, and Cuba before the Spanish American War, which was won during McKinley's first presidency in