1. This excerpt is from a magazine article written in 1030 We are the nation of human progress, and who will, what can, set the limits to our onwand march? Providence is with us, and no earthly power can. We point to the everlasting truth on the first page of our national declaration, and we proclaim to the millions of other lands.that __ the powers of anstocracy and monarchy "shall not prevail against if ...(This) nation of many nations is destined to manifest to mankind the excellent of divine principles. -John L. OSullivan, "The Great Nation of Futurity,1039 Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S.History, which of the following were molives for Manifest Destiny? Select TWO correctanswers expensive acres of farmland inclusion of Native Americans potential for new markets occupying all of North America

## Step 1<br />The first step in solving this problem is to understand the context of the excerpt. The excerpt is from a magazine article written by John L. O'Sullivan in 1839, which is a time period when the concept of Manifest Destiny was gaining popularity. Manifest Destiny was a belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />Next, we need to analyze the excerpt to identify the motivations behind Manifest Destiny. The excerpt talks about the nation's progress, the powers of anarchy and monarchy not prevailing against it, and the nation manifesting divine principles to mankind.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />Finally, we need to match these motivations with the options provided. The excerpt does not mention the inclusion of Native Americans as a motivation, so we can eliminate that option. However, it does mention the nation's progress and the powers of anarchy and monarchy not prevailing against it, which aligns with the potential for new markets and occupying all of North America.