An idea used to justify the ever-westward spread of american citizens was called:

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28 July, 19:15

An idea used to justify the ever-westward spread of american citizens was called:

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This idea is known as Manifest Destiny. It made American citizens believe that all the land in North America belonged to them and it was their God given right to claim it as their own. The citizens would use any tactic to claim uncharted territory or territory already being lived on. This idea fueled Western expansion in the United States.