The principal goal of the supporters of Manifest Destiny in the 1840s was to
(a) convince Canada to become part of the United States
(b) expand United States territory to the Pacific Ocean
(c) build a canal across Central America
(d) acquire naval bases in the Caribbean
Answer: (b) expand United States territory to the Pacific Ocean
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