Question

Manifest Destiny is the belief that the United States
A.
should use naval power to try to conquer England and Europe.
B.
should force Native Americans to become legal citizens.
C.
should stretch from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.
D.
should conquer Canadian lands occupied by the French.

Answer 1

C. The belief that the United States should stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Manifest Destiny held that U.S. expansion across the North American continent was both justified and inevitable.