USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What idea stated that America was destined to grow and spread its ideals of democracy and freedom?
A
Expansionism
B
A Wicked War
C
Manifest Destiny
D
Annexation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Contents. Manifest Destiny, a phrase coined in 1845, is the idea that the United States is destined-by God, its advocates believed-to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Manifest Destiny was a popular belief in the mid-to-late 19th century. Its proponents claimed that the United States had the divine right to expand westward-meaning that U.S. expansion was the will of God.

Detailed explanation-4: -The idea of manifest destiny gained popularity in the mid-19th century and was built upon the notion of freedom. Advocates for manifest destiny believed that Americans were free, even bound by fate, to conquer the North American continent and expand the realm of democratic republicanism and Christianity.

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