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How did Manifest Destiny contribute to early American art?

Artists showed the beauty of the West through landscape paintings.

Artists showed images of large western cities to encourage people to settle there and create those societies.

Artists painted Native Americans to encourage people to adopt the Native American way of life.

Artists painted scary images of the West, discouraging people from traveling.

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Answer:

Artists showed the beauty of the West through landscape paintings.

Step-by-step explanation:

The western United States was often depicted as being beautiful, fertile and expansive in literature and art, making it rather attractive to younger, poorer families, or families of immigrants.

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