Question

Many pioneers believed that expanding the borders of the country was their American duty. What was the term for this popular sentiment?

A. Populism
B. Manifest Destiny
C. The Gold Rush
D. Imperialism

Answer 1

Answer: Manifest Destiny.

Explanation: Early settlers believed in manifest destiny, the idea that it was their fate to expand the territory of the United States and spread the Anglo-Saxon culture across the land. They believed this expansion was preordained by God.

Answer 2

B: Manifest Destiny

Step-by-step explanation:

I learned this last year in history so thank my memory.

The answer was obvious because the pioneers thought it was their Destiny to Manifest farther into america.