MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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The author believes the government carried out secret criminal actions under the guise of manifest destiny.
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The author believes that manifest destiny was formed and carried out with only good intentions.
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The author views manifest destiny as an invitation for Americans to involve themselves in foreign affairs.
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The author believes manifest destiny was used to justify dishonorable acts as necessary and righteous.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best describes how the author views the idea of manifest destiny? The author believes the government carried out secret criminal actions under the guise of manifest destiny.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ideology that became known as Manifest Destiny included a belief in the inherent superiority of white Americans, as well as the conviction that they were destined by God to conquer the territories of North America, from sea to shining sea.
Detailed explanation-3: -The term “Manifest Destiny” was, in part, an expression of a genuine ideal on the part of Americans. But it was also a justification, in that they wanted territory and needed an excuse or justification for a push into territory that they did not control.
Detailed explanation-4: -The philosophy describing the necessary expansion of the nation westward was called Manifest Destiny; the belief that it was our duty to settle the continent, conquer and prosper.