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In which war was Manifest Destiny used to justify United States government actions?

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Answer: The phrase “manifest destiny” suggested that expansion across the American continent was obvious, inevitable, and a divine right of the United States. Manifest destiny was used by Democrats in the 1840s to justify the war with Mexico.

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Mexican American war?
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