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How did the United States expand its borders to include 48 of todays 50 states?
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How did the United States expand its borders to include 48 of todays 50 states?

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The primary way in which the United States expanded its borders was through a mentality called "Manifest Destiny", which held that the United States was "destined" to reach the Pacific. 
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