Apentix/AP US History/Unit 5: Period 5 (1844-1877)/Question
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Which of the following best defines Manifest Destiny as it was understood by Americans in the 1840s?

A.The belief that the United States was destined, even obligated, to expand across the North American continent
B.The legal doctrine that new states must enter the Union in free-slave pairs
C.The Democratic Party's plan to annex Canada and the Caribbean islands
D.The constitutional requirement that settlers of a territory vote on slavery

Explanation

Core Concept

The phrase captured a widely held conviction that American expansion to the Pacific was both inevitable and providentially sanctioned. It supplied the ideological justification for acquiring Oregon, Texas, and the Mexican Cession.

Correct Answer

AThe belief that the United States was destined, even obligated, to expand across the North American continent

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