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During the era of Westward Expansion, the United States believed in an idea called Manifest Destiny, which was

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In 19th century United States, Manifest Destiny was a belief and movement that the destiny of American settlers was to "Expand the Nation", moving across the West to spread their traditions and institutions, while also settling and taking land for themselves and their nation.

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