"Manifest destiny" was used by Americans in the mid-1800s to justify
a. the Monroe Doctrine
b. expansion of the nation across the continent
c. abolition
d. construction of the transcontinental railroad
e. slavery
Ans: b. expansion of the nation across the continent
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