1. Define the idea of Manifest Destiny in your own words.

2. What or who did Americans feel gave them the right to expand westward?

3. If someone (say, Native Americans or Mexicans) were in the way of Americans moving westward, what would someone who believes in Manifest Destiny feel empowered to do with these people?

4. How does expanding one's space relate to the concept of Manifest Destiny? How about the opening lines from "America the Beautiful"?

5. How is "Manifest Destiny" and Texas related?

6. How is "Manifest Destiny" and the Mexican War related?

7. What is the Gold Rush? What NFL team is correlated with the Gold Rush?

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Jermaine

4 November, 11:58

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Andrew Weber · Answer 1

1.19th century American belief that the spread of the United States across the continent was inevitable.

2. Californians or however you spell that.