Which of the following best describes Manifest Destiny?
O The American belief that the United States was destined, by God, to expand transportation,
telegraph lines, and schools throughout the western territories
O The American belief that the United States was destined, by God, to control all of the lands
from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean either through treaties, war, or through the
natural course of events in order to expand democracy and its empire
The American belief that the United States should take over California and Mexico
The American belief that the United States should take control of the Pacific Ocean and all
islands on the Pacific Ocean