Anthropologists of the 19th century believed that Anglo-Saxons (Germans and the English) were biologically superior to other races when it came to intelligence and industriousness. This led to concept of manifest destiny , meaning

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The concept of manifest destiny was rooted in the belief that it was the divine right and destiny of the Anglo-Saxons, particularly those in the United States, to expand and develop the North American continent. This ideology was used to justify westward expansion and the displacement of Native American peoples.

Anthropologists of the 19th Century Believed That Anglo-Saxons (Germans and the English)