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Was manifest destiny in the united states accepted by everyone? Explain, please

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Historians have emphasized that "manifest destiny" was always contested; many endorsed the idea, but the large majority of Whigs and many prominent Americans (such as Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant) rejected the concept.

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No, not at first

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It took them awhile to catch on

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