Explain the concept of “Manifest Destiny” and describe its effect on the United States’ decision to expand west. AND Describe the challenges faced by settlers who used the Santa Fe Trail. Whether they chose to take the Mountain Route or the Cimarron Route, what difficulties would they have discovered along the way?

Manifest Destiny, a phrase coined in 1845, is the idea that the United States is destined—by God, its advocates believed—to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.

Explanation: I learned about this in my 8th grade year and right now in my 10th grade year of  HS. I hope this helps.

the correct answer is “opportunity cost”. opportunity cost is what a company misses out because it decided in one option over another one. in this case, the company decided to invest in building a factory so it gave up another possible benefit or profit in order to achieve success with the factory.  

trade-off is not the correct answer since it is a situation in which you accept losing something in return for benefits in other areas.

and finally, consequence is a general term used to accept what it comes when you make a decision. it can be a positive or negative consequence depending if the decision you took was the correct one.  

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