What was Manifest Destiny?

At the time of the U.S.-Mexican War, many Americans believed in an idea called Manifest Destiny.

Manifest Destiny was the belief that God wanted Americans to spread out across the North American continent. Many people who believed in Manifest Destiny strongly supported adding more territory to the United States.

Although many Americans supported the ideas of Manifest Destiny, other Americans opposed these ideas.



Question
Sort the following viewpoints by whether they were more likely held by a supporter of Manifest Destiny or an opponent of Manifest Destiny.

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Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse.
Supporter of Manifest Destiny Opponent of Manifest Destiny