EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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“It is our God-given right to spread democracy and culture across the continent.”
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“Americans DO NOT have the right to settle on Native American lands.”
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“It is only through Christian kindness that we can achieve peace with the Native Americans.”
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“God can never rest easy with our nation until we challenge and defeat slavery.”
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Which statement would most likely be made by someone AGAINST Manifest Destiny? We will anger European powers if we expand westward.
Detailed explanation-3: -8.59-Which of the following statements best describes Manifest Destiny? The belief that the expansion of the United States was justified by God and inevitable.
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.