2007-03-26 07:35:05 · 6 answers · asked by Yonathan M 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Manifest Destiny was a phrase that expressed the belief that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean; it has also been used to advocate for or justify other territorial acquisitions.
2007-03-26 10:01:24 · answer #1 · answered by =) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-06 18:22:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The notion that it was the US destiny to conquer and expand west. It gave spirtual reasons to defeat the native indians and expand west to California in the early days of the US.
2007-03-26 07:42:37 · answer #3 · answered by The Big Shot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the Europeans first started colonizing North America, they thought it was their 'destiny' to colonize from the Atlantic all the way to the Pacific.
2007-03-26 07:38:15 · answer #4 · answered by birdie6089 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The expansion of the US through the american continent was inevitable and justified.
2007-03-26 07:40:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifest_Destiny
2007-03-26 07:49:05 · answer #6 · answered by cmhurley64 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋