MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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Question
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How did the belief in Manifest Destiny contribute to the westward expansion of the U.S.?
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Belief to spread liberty and self-government across the continent.
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Belief to learn important values from other cultures.
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the U.S. government believed it should invade and conquer Mexico.
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The U.S. government believed it had a duty to prevent slavery.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In simple terms, Manifest Destiny was the idea that Americans were destined, by God, to govern the North American continent. This idea, with all the accompanying transformations of landscape, culture, and religious belief it implied, had deep roots in American culture.
Detailed explanation-2: -Before the American Civil War the idea of Manifest Destiny was used to validate continental acquisitions in the Oregon Country, Texas, New Mexico, and California. Later it was used to justify the purchase of Alaska and annexation of Hawaii.
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