The phrase \"\"manifest destiny\"\" referred to the idea that It was the destiny

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The phrase ""manifest destiny"" referred to the idea that

It was the destiny of early settlers to manifest new customs that differed from those of their homelands.

a community must determine its destiny by looking to obvious (i.e., manifest) patterns in the behaviors of its individual members

each individual must pursue a unique path toward ultimate spiritual and intellectual development.

Westward expansion in the United States was a desirable and inevitable path to progress.

It was the destiny of early settlers to manifest new customs that differed from those of their homelands.

a community must determine its destiny by looking to obvious (i.e., manifest) patterns in the behaviors of its individual members

each individual must pursue a unique path toward ultimate spiritual and intellectual development.

Westward expansion in the United States was a desirable and inevitable path to progress.

Explanation / Answer

Answer- (d) Westward expansion in the United States was a desirable and inevitable path to progress.

Explanation- A journalist John O' Sullivan gave the term "manifest destiny'. He believed that America is morally superior nation and has a right to spread in the Western Hemisphere and to support less civilized societies. The Westward expansion of America was continued under the concept of 'menifest destiny'. The time of U.S. Western expansion in 19th century is also known as the Age of Menifest Destiny.

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