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Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States was divinely destined to expand its territory across North America. It also included the beliefs that this expansion was inevitable and that it was the settlers' duty to spread democracy and capitalism. Manifest Destiny was a key motivator behind movement west.

As the US expanded westward, it came into contact with and competed for resources with native peoples. As settlers tried to claim land as their own, conflicts with many groups occurred.