Manifest Destiny | Period 5: 1844-1877 | AP US History | Khan Academy

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What were the causes and effects of westward expansion between 1844 and 1877? Kim Kutz Elliott discusses how economic opportunities, government support, and the idea of 'manifest destiny' brought migrants to the western United States.

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