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?