Which statement best explains how a belief in “Manifest Destiny” influenced the U. S. annexation

C) Many Americans supported Texas statehood because they were eager to expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean

The manifest destiny = the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable

Manifest Destiny, a phrase coined in 1845, expressed the philosophy that drove 19th-century U.S. territorial expansion. Manifest Destiny held that the United States was destined—by God, its advocates believed—to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent. Lousiana Purchase and the Texas independence were also big parts of it

Option 2 and option 1, I believe.

Explanation:

Americans believed they had the right to the land in the west, it made them feel better about taking it away from people who already lived there.

Manifest Destiny was the belief that settlers had the right to settle in the West. Therefore, they believed nothing had the power to prevent their settlement

Manifest Destiny was the belief that settlers had the right to settle in the West. Therefore, they believed nothing had the power to prevent their settlement

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