Question

The belief that the United States had a right to extend its territory across the country was known as:

Answer 1

Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States had a right to extend its territory across the country. Manifest Destiny claimed that it was the U.S.'s divine destiny to spread across the continent.

Answer 2

The Manifest Destiny was the belief that the U.S had the right given by God to stretch land across the continent so they could influence others.