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What were the three basic tenets of the concept of manifest destiny?

The belief in isolationism, the mission to avoid expansion, an inevitable destiny to remain within existing borders

The inherent superiority of white Americans and their institutions, the mission of the United States to redeem and remake the West, an irresistible destiny to accomplish this essential duty (correct)

The belief in racial equality, the mission to preserve the West as it was, an inevitable destiny to maintain the status quo

The belief in the superiority of European settlers, the mission to establish a monarchy in the West, an inevitable destiny to conquer new territories

Who rejected the concept of manifest destiny?

Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren

Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant (correct)

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

James Madison and John Adams

When did manifest destiny become one of several major campaign issues?

During the 1820s presidential election

During the 1860s presidential election

During the 1844 presidential election (correct)

During the 1880s presidential election

What was manifest destiny used to justify in the 1840s?

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"Manifest destiny" never became a national priority due to what internal limitation?

<p>The issue of slavery</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Manifest Destiny

The three basic tenets of the concept of manifest destiny were: • The United States was destined to expand its territory • The expansion was not only justified but also inevitable • The US had a mission to spread American institutions and values

Opposition to Manifest Destiny

The concept of manifest destiny was rejected by Abraham Lincoln, who considered it a threat to the unity of the country

Rise to Prominence

Manifest destiny became one of several major campaign issues in the 1844 presidential election

Justification in the 1840s

Manifest destiny was used to justify the annexation of Texas and the Oregon Territory in the 1840s

Limitations

Manifest destiny never became a national priority due to the internal limitation of the division between the North and South over the issue of slavery

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Test your knowledge about the 19th-century belief in the United States that White American settlers were destined to expand across North America, and its implications on American imperialism.