The Phrase ""Manifest Destiny"" Referred to the Idea That

The phrase ""manifest destiny"" referred to the idea that

A) each individual must pursue a unique path toward ultimate spiritual and intellectual development.
B) a community must determine its destiny by looking to obvious (i.e., manifest) patterns in the behaviors of its individual members
C) It was the destiny of early settlers to manifest new customs that differed from those of their homelands.
D) Westward expansion in the United States was a desirable and inevitable path to progress.