Question

question 1
what is the belief that it was the fate of the us to expand west?
○ assimilation
○ middle ground
○ westward expansion
○ manifest destiny

question 2
pioneers traveled west to...
○ claim new lands
○ spread democracy
○ escape religious persecution
○ all are true

Explanation:

Question 1

• Assimilation: The process of absorbing a group into the dominant culture, not related to westward fate.
• Middle ground: A concept in cultural or territorial negotiation, not about US westward fate.
• Westward expansion: The action of expanding west, not the belief of it being fate.
• Manifest Destiny: The 19th - century belief that the US was destined to expand west across the continent.

• Claim new lands: Pioneers did seek to claim new lands in the west.
• Spread democracy: Part of the Manifest Destiny ideology was spreading US - style democracy westward.
• Escape religious persecution: Groups like the Mormons moved west to escape religious persecution. So all these reasons were motivations for pioneers to travel west.

Answer:

D. Manifest Destiny

Question 2