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What were the reasons behind the spread of the idea
of manifest destiny

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religeous influence

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The Religious Influence
All the traveling and expansion were part of the spirit of Manifest Destiny, a belief that it was God's will that Americans spread over the entire continent, and to control and populate the country as they see fit.
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