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The “manifest destiny” mindset existed before the phrase “manifest destiny” was ever used

TRUE, Americans didn’t just think they offered a better way of life, they believed they were creating a nation that fulfilled a divine purpose

People who supported manifest destiny generally believed the American way of life was superior to all others

TRUE

The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the U.S. in 1803

TRUE

“Manifest” means “many festivals"

FALSE, ”manifest” means obvious

The issue of manifest destiny disappeared after the 1840s

FALSE, see Uncle Sam cartoon from 1897

Most American settlers saw Native Americans as similar to wild animals

TRUE

Mexico gave up a large part of its territory to the U.S

TRUE

The U.S. acquired all its territory peacefully from countries that wanted to sell land

FALSE, some came from winning the Revolutionary War; some came after the Mexican-American war

In the 1840s, most Americans thought it would be greedy to expand across the whole continent.

FALSE, most Americans wanted the U.S. to spread over the continent

“Manifest Destiny” is a phrase that comes from the U.S. Constitution

FALSE, it came from John O’Sullivan, who used it in an 1845 article about Texas annexation