22. Based on the Document, would President Polk support or oppose the Manifest Destiny? Why? Document 1 "It is my duty to assert and maintain by all constitutional means the right of the United States to that portion of our territory which lies beyond the Rocky Mountains. The word sees the peaceful triumphs of the hard work of our emigrants. To the US Government belongs the duty of protecting them adequately wherever they may be upon our soil. The protection of our laws and the benefits of our democratic government should be extended over them in the distant regions which they have selected for their homes. - James Polk - President of the United States 1845-1849 Your answl​