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Which of the following represents the belief used to justify westward expansion of America's borders in the 1800s?

Monroe Doctrine
Manifest Destiny
Adams-Onis Treaty
Missouri Compromise

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Manifest destiny, as it was a “spiritual awakening” that anyone and everyone could be forgiven by god in the eyes of the church leading to the spread of religion and the expansion of America’s borders.
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Manifest Destiny

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