Which of the following BEST describes Manifest Destiny?
A.) the belief that the U.S. was divinely willed to occupy all of North America
B.) the belief that the U.S. was economically destined to become an imperialist nation
C.) the belief that the U.S. was divinely willed to protect the western hemisphere from European colonization
D.) the belief that the U.S. was economically destined to become an industrial powerhouse