It was the belief at the time. It however, was pushed by xenophobia, racism and of course, pro-slavery interests.
manifest destiny
It helped to fulfill America's manifest destiny by helping expand its territory across the North American continent.
It was known as Manifest Destiny and was a factor in American foreign policy during the 19th century.
The idea of manifest destiny was that the US should keep trying to take new land, maybe even rule over the Americas. President Polk made many of his desicions, like deciding to go to war with Mexico over Texas (for example) based on this idea.
to conquer Mexico and Aztecs
In order to expand french territory.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that America was destined to expand its territory across the entire continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This ideology fueled westward expansion in the 19th century and justified the aggressive acquisition of land from Native American tribes and Mexico.
After Mexico lost the Mexican American War to the USA, the Mexican government ceded land from the Texas border to the Pacific Ocean to the USA in exchange for peace.
Francisco Pizarro came to the Americas with the goal of conquering the Inca Empire and claiming its riches for Spain. He aimed to expand Spanish territory and spread Christianity in the region.
Americans had a God-given right to expand their superior civilization to new territory
Manifest Destiny was a term used in the 19th century to describe a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable, as if granted by God. Many people used manifest destiny to express their beliefs that the united states destiny was to expand to the Pacific ocean and into Mexican territory.
because he thought that the Unites States just wanted to expand its territory..