Why did americans feel strongly about western expansion and manifest destiny?
a.
they believed that americans had the right and duty to spread their culture westward across the continent.
b.
they believed that manifest destiny gave them the right to expand the united states and eventually conquer mexico.
c.
they believed that selling california was one way settlers could finance newer settlements in oregon country and build better trails from east to west.
d.
they believed that native americans and mexicans would eventually support this expansion.

In what ways did the compromise of 1850 and the kansas-nebraska act of 1854 differ from the missouri compromise? both compromises used the established 36°30′ parallel to determine if territories would become free or slave states. both compromises used the mason-dixon line to determine if the territories would become free or slave states. both compromises let territories use popular sovereignty to determine if they would become free or slave states. both compromises only granted congress the power to determine if territories would become free or slave states.

Amember of congress acting as a trustee casts a vote for a bill based on his or her

How did southerners view andrew johnson and republicans in congress