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Why did many White Americans see Manifest Destiny as the nation’s right?

A. James K. Polk was an unpopular president and he opposed the concept.
B. No other nations had interests in North America, so there were few obstacles.
C. They wanted to find a way to coexist peacefully with Indigenous peoples.
D. Many people wanted the United States to expand across the continent.

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Its D, many people saw it as a religious calling for them to crusade further to expand their territory they believed that it was an heaven sent command