What is Manifest Destiny?

A. seventeenth-century Europeans' belief that they were destined to found a new land upon which to live out God's principles
B. nineteenth-century white Americans' belief that they had a right and a duty to occupy the North American continent from coast to coast
C. eighteenth-century white Americans' belief that they should "bring the light of scientific thought" to native peoples throughout the "uncivilized" world
D. seventeenth-century evangelical White Americans' belief that they were destined to spread Christianity to Native Americans


Answer: B

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