Why did the US government want to expand into Florida

The US government wanted to expand into Florida 1 because the Seminole population was growing very quickly. 2 to protect the US government from invasion from the south. 3 to fulfill the idea that it was the United States’ destiny to own Florida. 4 because the Seminoles were harboring US formerly enslaved people.

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The US government wanted to expand into Florida because the Seminole a) population was growing very quickly.

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c: in the east might be the correct answer