Question

The main idea behind the settling of western lands by Americans in the early-1800s was known as:_________.

A) Women's Suffrage.
B) Manifest Destiny.
C) The Industrial Age.
D) The Abolition Movement

Answer 1

The answer is B.

Step-by-step explanation:

The idea of the Manifest Destiny is that the US must fulfill a mision given to it by the divine Providence of expanding westward and dominating the whole continent. For its believers, it was an evident challenge. It inspired governments, adventurers and independent colonists for several decades before the Mexican-American War.