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What theme best describes American history after 1877

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Answer: Manifest destiny

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The Manifest Destiny was the idea of the Americans that they believed that the Americans were destined by God to conquer and rule the North American continent. It was coined in 1845 and was the philosophy that Americans were supposed to expand its territories.

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