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What role did nationalism play in America's western expansion?

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Answer:

Nationalism was justification for the U.S. to expand further driving all the Natives into small reserves.

Step-by-step explanation:

Nationalism and Manifestation were the driving forces that led the Americans to move westward. They assumed that because God has given them the blessing to expand, they should.

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