During the 1840s the factors in this diagram contributed to widespread support for which of the following?
A: The Kansas-Nebraska Act
B: Manifest Destiny
C: The American System
D: States' Rights
The factors in the diagram are not provided, so it is not possible to determine which option they would contribute to widespread support for.
During the 1840s the factors in this diagram contributed to widespread support for which of the following?
Diagram: Rapid population growth, Economic Depressions, The prospect of inexpensive land, foreign trade opportunities
A: The Kansas-Nebraska Act
B: Manifest Destiny
C: The American System
D: States' Rights
Based on the factors provided in the diagram, the widespread support during the 1840s would likely be for option B: Manifest Destiny.
The factors of rapid population growth, economic depressions, and the prospect of inexpensive land all contributed to a desire for westward expansion and acquiring more territory. Manifest Destiny was the belief that it was the United States' destiny to spread across the entire continent, and these factors provided the motivation and support for this expansionist policy.