Within the ideology of Manifest Destiny were all the following beliefs EXCEPT that
A) the United States was destined by God and history to expand in size.
B) the United States should create a vast new "empire of liberty."
C) United States expansion was acceptable so long as it stayed out of Mexico and Canada.
D) the growth of the United States was not selfish but altruistic.
E) None of these answers is correct, as all of these were beliefs encompassed by the ideology of Manifest Destiny.

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The belief that United States expansion was acceptable as long as it stayed out of Mexico and Canada was not encompassed by the ideology of Manifest Destiny. In fact, Manifest Destiny included the belief that the United States had a divine right to expand its territory, which would have included Mexico and Canada.

Within the Ideology of Manifest Destiny Were All the Following