Manifest destiny

Manifest Destiny was the concept that the United States had a God-given right to claim territory across North America. The phrase "Manifest Destiny" was created in 1845 by a newspaper writer named John L. O'Sullivan.^[1] Quickly, the idea became very popular around America.

↑ O'Sullivan, John (1938). "John L. O'Sullivan on Manifest Destiny." Archived 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine In "The Great Nation of Futurity.' The United States Democratic Review 6 (23): 426-430. Reprinted by Mount Holyoke College.]

[1] O'Sullivan, John (1938). "John L. O'Sullivan on Manifest Destiny." Archived 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine In "The Great Nation of Futurity.' The United States Democratic Review 6 (23): 426-430. Reprinted by Mount Holyoke College.]

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