Question

Americans used Manifest Destiny to justify what?
(1 point)
Responses

a limit on the number of immigrants entering the country
a limit on the number of immigrants entering the country

a warning to European countries about getting involved in American politics
a warning to European countries about getting involved in American politics

the use of military force to solidify control of the area east of the Appalachian Mountains
the use of military force to solidify control of the area east of the Appalachian Mountains

expanding the territory of the United States to the Pacific Ocean

Answer 1

Answer: expanding the territory of the United States to the Pacific Ocean.

Manifest Destiny was the 19th-century belief that the U.S. was destined to expand westward across North America, used to justify territorial expansion (e.g., annexation of Texas, Oregon, and acquisition after the Mexican–American War).