The tsars were Russian Orthodox
Answer:
They hoped to prevent border violations by horse thieves and to protect the territory from Native American attacks.
Explanation:
The idea of manifest destiny greatly helped shape the U.S. governments's policies of land acquisition, since this held that the US was "destined" to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific--meaning that the US embarked on a series of wars with Mexico and confrontations with Natives that helped the settlers move west.
