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Which historical figure's "Empire of Liberty" vision was a precursor to Manifest Destiny?

1) Thomas Jefferson

2) George Washington

3) John Adams

4) Abraham Lincoln

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1) Thomas Jefferson

Jefferson coined the phrase "Empire of Liberty" to describe the United States' mission to spread republican government and freedom—an idea that helped lay intellectual groundwork for later Manifest Destiny and westward expansion (e.g., the Louisiana Purchase and policies encouraging settlement).