Mercantilism, spread of religion, opportunity for getting slaves, expansion of territory, dominance, power
Answer:
Manifest Destiny was the idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America.
The ideology of Manifest Destiny inspired a variety of measures designed to remove or destroy the native population.
US President James K. Polk (1845-1849) is the leader most associated with Manifest Destiny.
Manifest Destiny inflamed sectional tensions over slavery, which ultimately led to the Civil War.
