Which description of the term Manifest Destiny is correct? A. The belief that the United States had a duty to spread democracy a
cross the continent B. The belief that Native Americans should be allowed to set up their own tribal governments C. The belief that the United States had a right to take control of Central American nations D. The belief that American citizens should be free to immigrate to Mexico and Canada
Manifest destiny was a widely held belief in the 19th-century United States that its settlers were destined to expand across North America. There are three basic themes to manifest destiny:
• The special virtues of the American people and their institutions
• The mission of the United States to redeem and remake the west in the image of agrarian America
• An irresistible destiny to accomplish this essential duty.
The tenth amendment is meant to emphasize the limited powers of the federal government.
The tenth amendment says this “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
