Name: _______________________________ USVA History Chapter 9.2 – Manifest Destiny Main Idea – America moved ____________, energized by their belief in the rightful __________________ of the United States from the Atlantic to the ___________________. The Frontier draws settlers - ___________________________ Dreamed of the United States developing into an "_____________________" with "enough room for our descendants to the thousandth and thousandth generation" - What previous events helped make this dream become a reality? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ How did the U.S. justify expansion? - ______________________________________(def)The belief that the United States' ____________ was to ____________________ to the _____________________ and into ________________________ territory. (They believed that this destiny was manifest, or _____________________) Other reasons for westward migration The ______________________ led people west to search for new ________________ opportunities (_______________________) Opportunity for ______________________ ownership Easier access to __________________ and _______________ for ________________ escape _______________ persecution (_____________________)