Weegy: Manifest Destiny was the belief widely held by Americans in the 19th century that the United States was destined to expand across the continent. [ The concept, born out of "a sense of mission to redeem the Old World", was enabled by "the potentialities of a new earth for building a new heaven".[1] The phrase itself meant many different things to many different people. The unity of the definitions ended at "expansion, prearranged by ... (More)

Weegy: B. The state could set up a new government User: “That old ship, the institution of slavery, is dead, and I am glad of it. Shall I employ its captain or its manager to bear me through the ocean again?” —African American minister’s post-slavery response. The speaker in the quotation above uses a metaphor to describe the situation African Americans faced after slavery. What issue is the minister addressing? Weegy: Ans: whom freedmen ... (More)