Question

What role did Manifest Destiny play in the westward expansion of the United States?

Settlers feared that Great Britain was destined to retake land in North America, and only by conquering the land for the
United States could this be prevented.
Settlers feared that American Indian communities were growing in the western territories and would challenge the US
government if they were not removed.
O Settlers believed that the true destiny of the United States could only be realized by eliminating the influence of American
Indian culture within its borders.
Settlers believed it to be the destiny of the United States to expand west to the Pacific Ocean, justifying their actions at the
expense of American Indians.

Answer 1

Settlers believed it to be the destiny of the United States to expand west to the Pacific Ocean, justifying their actions at the expense of American Indians.

Manifest Destiny was the belief that America was destined by God to settle from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This let to the violent expansion of America westward. The crimes against the Native Americans was justified by the white settlers through this belief.