Manifest Destiny

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Who created the term Manifest Destiny?

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John L. O'Sullivan

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This concept emerged in the 1840s and meant that the United States had the right to spread across the continent.

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Manifest Destiny

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Social reasons for Manifest Destiny EXCEPT: Belief in America as an exceptional nation., Belief that it was God's will for America to expand., View of white superiority over Indigenous People., American democracy should not be spread.

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American democracy should not be spread.

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Political reasons for Manifest Destiny EXCEPT:

• Desire to acquire Oregon from Britain.
• Do not want to acquire Texas from Mexico.
• Success of Democrats, who supported expansion, over Whigs, who did not.
• Monroe Doctrine warning against European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.

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Do not want to acquire Texas from Mexico.

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What was an economic reason for Manifest Destiny?

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All of the above.

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Which political party and candidate opposed the annexation of Texas during the 1844 presidential election?

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Henry Clay and the Whigs

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What land did the United States acquire from the United Kingdom in 1846 after James Polk was elected?

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Oregon Territory