West Virginia and Virginia
Answer:
Manifest Destiny was the idea that Americans, that is to say, the United States, had the right to expand to the West, and reach the Pacific Ocean: occupy the lands in between, and spread American values.
It also applies to other parts of the world in a more indirect way, especially Latin America.
The settlement of the West was aided both by economic necessity, because many migrants were arriving in the United States seeking for cheap land, and also by ideology, and the ideology was precisely that of Manifest Destiny.
Why was Tennessee not under occupation?:
"Because it ratified the Fourteenth Amendment, Tennessee was the only state that seceded from the Union that did not have a military governor during Reconstruction. This did not placate those unhappy with the Confederate defeat." - Wikipedia history
Which states took the longest to be re-admitted?:
1. South Carolina July 9, 1868
2. Mississippi Feb. 23, 1870
3. Florida June 25, 1868
What impact did riots in Memphis and New Orleans have on Reconstruction?:
"The riots catalyzed support for the Fourteenth Amendment, extending suffrage and full citizenship to freedmen, and the Reconstruction Act, to establish military districts for the national government to oversee areas of the South and work to change their social arrangements." - Wikipedia history
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