Manifest Destiny Vocabulary

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Vocabulary terms and core beliefs associated with the ideology of Manifest Destiny based on the lecture quiz.

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Manifest Destiny

A 19th-century ideology holding that the United States was destined by God and history to expand in size.

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"empire of liberty"

A vast new territory the United States aimed to create through expansion under the ideology of Manifest Destiny.

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Altruistic growth

The belief within Manifest Destiny that the expansion of the United States was not motivated by selfishness.

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Geographic scope of Manifest Destiny

The belief that United States expansion was destined by God and history, notably including interests in regions like Mexico and Canada rather than staying out of them.