Manifest+Destiny-CS

 Manifest destiny is the idea that the nation was meant to spread to the Pacific. This occurred in the 1840's as the nation expanded as settlers moved west. Most farmers believed in manifest destiny because it gave them the opportunity to farm fertile soil, to enter the fur trade, or trade with foreign nations across the Pacific. The U.S. believed that God told them it was their "destiny" to own land from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Sectionalism and disagreements over slavery in the new territories intensified as the U.S. continued to expand west. The friction led to a breakdown and formation of new political parties. 