Manifest Destiny was a distinctly racist concept in the first place. The idea was that white man was destined to conquer the west and this meant subduing anyone else who happened to live there. White man alone was entitled to this "destiny". It used the ideas of Jacksonian democracy of a "white man's democracy" to develop these beliefs.
Question: In Aztec society, chocolate was widely available. <em>True or False.</em>
Answer: <u>True.</u>
Explanation: Everyone could enjoy cocoa, regardless of their social status. When the Mayans were conquered by the Aztecs, they were forced to pay taxes (tributes) to the Aztecs. This was paid in cocoa, so the Aztecs could always have an extra supply. For Aztecs, the cacao seed was known as the gift of Quetzalcoatl, the god of wisdom. It had so much value to them that it was even used as a form of currency and they would pay food, clothes, taxes, gifts, and offerings to their gods using cocoa beans.
