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why were the democrats so fond of the idea of Manifest Destiny as opposed to the republicans and Whigs?

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They believed in expansion, while the other side saw it as a violation of Native's land. Manifest destiny ignored the fact that the land was already owned, which the Whigs and Republicans recognized.
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