Question

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which action was based on the desire to get rich resources and to open new ports that would make it easier to trade with asia?
a. the writing of the monroe doctrine
b. the decision of the southern states to secede
c. the sending of american troops to take western canada
d. attempts to gain land based on the idea of manifest destiny

Explanation:

• Option A: The Monroe Doctrine was about opposing European colonialism in the Americas, not about resources/trade with Asia.
• Option B: Southern states seceded over issues like slavery and states' rights, not for Asian trade/resources.
• Option C: There was no major action of sending troops to take western Canada for Asian trade; Canada - US relations were different.
• Option D: Manifest Destiny involved expanding US territory, and part of the motivation was access to resources and better trade routes (including towards Asia, like the Pacific coast for ports to trade with Asia).

Answer:

D. Attempts to gain land based on the idea of Manifest Destiny