The belief that the united states was set apart to extend its boundaries to the pacific was called?

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Rigoberto Farmer

11 July, 04:57

The belief that the united states was set apart to extend its boundaries to the pacific was called?

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Terrence Mcdaniel · Answer 1

This belief is called Manifest Destiny. It's the idea that the US has the divine right to expand from the Atlantic all the way to the Pacific Ocean. This belief was used as the reasoning for settlers to continue moving west, despite the fact that this land didn't actually belong to them.