American expansion was often expressed in the language of freedom and civilization

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 Support for American expansion was often expressed in the language of freedom and civilization. But was there also a racial component to “manifest destiny”?

What was America’s expansion called?
Manifest Destiny, a phrase coined in 1845, is the idea that the United States is destined—by God, its advocates believed—to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.