According to White, how is the origin of the United States different from the origins of other nations in the world?
A. The United States beat the British.
B. The United States was in one location.
C. The United States declared its independence.
D. The United States was born from an idea.

Question

According to White, how is the origin of the United States different from the origins of other nations in the world?
  A. The United States beat the British. 	
  B. The United States was in one location. 	
  C. The United States declared its independence. 	
  D. The United States was born from an idea.

anonymous · Answer

American exceptionalism is a traditional belief - or theory - that the United States is qualitatively different from other nation states.[2] In this view, U.S. exceptionalism stems from its emergence from a revolution, becoming what political scientist Seymour Martin Lipset called "the first new nation"[2] and developing a uniquely American ideology, "Americanism", based on liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, republicanism, populism and laissez-faire.[3] This ideology itself is often referred to as "American exceptionalism

So the Answer would be D