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James K. Polk cited which U.S. policy to justify Manifest Destiny?

AThe Monroe Doctrine
BWashington’s pledge of neutrality
CThe Missouri Compromise
DThe American System
EThe Preemption Act

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James K. Polk cited the "Monroe Doctrine" to justify Manifest Destiny, since this Doctrine held that the United States was the main power in the Americas--meaning that it was the "right" and "destiny" of the US to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

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