Which statement best explains the phrase "Manifest Destiny"? 1. The belief that the United States were destined to conquer native peoples in their quest for land.
2. The belief that the United States were destined to conquer and settle land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
3. The belief that the United States would industrialize and expand quicker than any other nation.
4. The belief that the United States would spend $2 million in order to improve transportation and communication.

- "the past is made of multitudinous items ranging from anything that can be collected, recollected or assessed to originate in the past. as such, the past is a gallimaufry of particulars that may not have been related in any way. however, the human mind seeks organization to understand concepts and other things. the human mind therefore seeks relationships in explaining and studying the past. history being a humanity, dictates that historians have to serve this human trait by bringing structure to details of the past. historians do this by creating interpretive frameworks that capture as many details as possible."

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