Q CHAPTER 13 ~ A House Divided, 1840-1861, Part I Directions: Write in complete sentences and submit your document on Blackboard. Be sure you submit the answers on or by the due date. If it is late, it is a zero. This is an individual assignment. 1. Look at the visual of Manifest Destiny on p. 478 (American Progress). What symbols of civilization did John Gast use in his 1872 painting? Why do you think the vertical plane to the right is well-lit while the vertical plane to the left is dark? 2. Name three dangers of the wagon train.3. What two countries jointly owned Oregon?4. What country owned the present-day states of California, New Mexico and California in 1821?5. What were the people who were of Spanish origin called in Texas? (479)