Why did Ford's action get such a
reaction?

it depends on what Ford did. Every action has a reaction wither its positive or negative. If he got a negative reaction it’s most likely because his action hurt someone in some way and vise versa

lincoln presided over the union victory in the american civil war, which dominated his presidency. a former whig, lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. his election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the american civil war.

no statements but ok.

the statement that best describes the idea of manifest destiny that was used in the 19th century would be that "it was fate that the united states would continue to  expand westward," since people thought the us was "destined" to do so.