Manifest destiny was the belief that it was God's will for Americans to expand and settle across North America, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It was not an official policy, but rather a widely held belief among Americans in the 19th century. This idea was used to justify westward expansion and territorial acquisition.

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Manifest Destiny

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Manifest destiny

A) was the idea that America was destined by God to possess North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
B) originated as a political slogan of Jacksonian democrats.
C) described the shared beliefs of the Second Great Awakening.
D) was a Native American term that described their commitment to resistance against Anglo-American settlers.
E) referred to the fortunes gold seekers discovered in California.

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