Answer:
D. Benedict is your answer
Manifest Destiny was basically the idea of expanding the United States westwards. The term was coined in 1845 by a newspaper editor named John Louis O'Sullivan.
It greatly changed the view of the Vietnam War back in America. People already didn't want U.S boots down on Vietnam, but the My Lai massacre made the U.S People really change views and turn on the war. This also affected the government, which then affected how the U.S commanders dictated the war.
No, <span>the Articles of Confederation did not reflect upon the principle of separation of powers. There were no 3 separate branches of government under the Articles, only a legislative. </span>
The correct answer is D; Southern state governments had taken steps to keep former slaves in inferior political, social, and economic statuses.
Further Explanation:
The states in the South were taking steps to keep all the former slaves from having the same rights as the white people. They were using the "Black Codes" that were made in 1865, two years before the reconstruction started.
The reconstruction did not end up helping the black people who were trying to find regular jobs, because the southern employers would still not hire them. After the reconstruction ended, southern states then started the Jim Crow laws.
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