Question

Which of the following was a primary motivation for Western expansion in the United States during the 19th century?(1 point)
Responses

The desire to maintain existing agricultural practices in the eastern states
The desire to maintain existing agricultural practices in the eastern states

The establishment of a larger system of federal control over foreign territories
The establishment of a larger system of federal control over foreign territories

The belief in Manifest Destiny, which held that the U.S. was destined to expand across the continent
The belief in Manifest Destiny, which held that the U.S. was destined to expand across the continent

The need to create more industrial cities in the western territories

Answer 1

The belief in Manifest Destiny, which held that the U.S. was destined to expand across the continent.

This idea was a primary motivation for 19th-century western expansion, driving settlement, annexation, and policies like the Oregon Trail migrations and the Mexican–American War.