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Manifest destiny was the expansionist colonial belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand westward across North America, and that this belief was both obvious ("manifest") and certain ("destiny"). The belief is rooted in American exceptionalism, romantic nationalism, Anglo-Saxonism, and nascent ideas of white c…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manifest destiny | Also known as | Westward expansion | 1.00 | infobox |
| Manifest destiny | Cause | American exceptionalism, white supremacism | 1.00 | infobox |
| Manifest destiny | Date | 1845 – present | 1.00 | infobox |
| Manifest destiny | Location | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| Manifest destiny | Outcome | Mexican Cession, genocide of indigenous peoples, Indian Removal Act | 1.00 | infobox |
| Manifest destiny | Type | Expansionist belief / Political ideology | 1.00 | infobox |
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