USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This is the belief that the United States should own all the land from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.
A
Expansion
B
Imperialism
C
Manifest Destiny
D
None
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the mid-nineteenth century, newspaper editor John O’Sullivan coined the term ‘manifest destiny’ to describe the belief that God intended for the United States to occupy North America from Atlantic to Pacific.

Detailed explanation-2: -Manifest Destiny is defined as “the concept of American exceptionalism, that is, the belief that America occupies a special place among the countries of the world.” The Puritans came to America in 1630 believing that their survival in the new world would be a sign of God’s approval.

Detailed explanation-3: -Manifest Destiny was a phrase that expressed the belief that the United States had a mission to expand, spreading its form of democracy and freedom. Advocates of Manifest Destiny believed that expansion was not only good, but that it was obvious (” manifest") and certain (” destiny").

Detailed explanation-4: -New Manifest Destiny can refer to American expansionism beginning with the Spanish American War in 1898. America began to look outside of North America to colonize foreign peoples in order to establish new colonies abroad.

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