Question

Why did manifest destiny lead to the united states' westward expansion?

Answer 1

Manifest destiny led to the United States' westward expansion because Americans believed that they deserved all of the land, and that the expansion of the US was inevitable.

Answer 2

First, it helped lead to the expansion of US, territory. It helped lead to the Mexican- American war because it promoted the attitude that American deserved of all that land more than the Mexican did. In this ways, the idea of manifest destiny helped to cause the western expansion of the United States!