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What is the manifest destiny and how did it impact the nation during this time period

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Manifest destiny is a term used to describe the idea that America should expand west and be a nation that stretches from “sea to shining sea”.

Manifest destiny effected the political climate of America by adding and creating new free and slave state’s, swaying the power of congress.
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