What is the idea of manifest destiny? how did the war with mexico and the acquisition of the oregon territory illustrate it? (essay)

Read the passage. from “an episode of war” by stephen crane the lieutenant was frowning and serious at this task of division. his lips pursed as he drew with his sword various crevices in the heap, until brown squares of coffee, astoundingly equal in size, appeared on the blanket. he was on the verge of a great triumph in mathematics, and the corporals were thronging forward, each to reap a little square, when suddenly the lieutenant cried out and looked quickly at a man near him as if he suspected it was a case of personal assault. which clause shows that the story’s events are changing?

The ideal that all people should be treated equally. a. rule of law b. representative government c. limited government the bill of rights and the declaration of rights both seek to protect a. the separation of powers b. personal liberties c. representative government

This excerpt supports the idea that the sky chief valued