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16. What did expansionists mean by the term Manifest Destiny?

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Mankind believed that they were the superior creature of Earth, and that it was their [Manifest] Destiny to take over and fill Earth’s planet so that man lived everywhere. People were very religious, so it was believed that God himself gave us a purpose to expand across the nation and world.
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Great question!

This term implies that America has an exceptional destiny.

Exceptional means unusual or not typical.

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