By the 1840s, belief in Manifest Destiny had become quite popular in the United States. So, support for expanding the territory of the U. S. was an important issue in the 1844 presidential election. This election was won by James K. Polk, the candidate of the Democratic Party. Read the following passage adapted from the 1844 Democratic Party platform, or list of the party's goals. Then complete the sentence below.
Our title to the whole of the Territory of Oregon is clear and unquestionable, and the annexation of Texas to the United States at the earliest moment possible is important to American progress.
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Complete the sentence.
According to the platform, the Democratic Party ___ Manifest Destiny.

supported

neither supported or opposed

opposed

supported

Explanation:

Part of the idea behind manifest destiny is that the U.S. was entitled to all of the land surrounding the country at the time. That included the territory of Oregon, and Texas, which had not become a state yet. The statement claiming that "our title to the whole of the Territory of Oregon is clear and unquestionable, and the annexation of Texasis important to American progress". shows that whoever is speaking, has a firm belief in the entitlement of the U.S. to the surrounding land, exactly what manifest destiny is.

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