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Manifest Destiny.
The 1840s. The term "Manifest Destiny" was coined by John L. O'Sullivan in a newspaper editorial in 1845, but America's expansion to the west was sparked by the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.After the War of 1812
John L. O'Sullivan, editor of the United States Magazine and Democratic Review, coined the phrase "manifest destiny" in 1845.
the acquiring of new territories
Increased migration into the Western territories fueled the idea of manifest destiny. In the 1840s, the US annexed Texas, settled a territorial dispute with Britain over Oregon Country, and obtained California and New Mexico from Mexico.
It is man's belief that God wants him to expand his country. For example, during the 1840s the United States grew and many citizens were moving west for better opportunities.
Manifest Destiny was a belief in the 1830s and 1840s that the "divine right" of the US was to expand westward toward the Pacific Ocean and conquer the entire continent (unoccupied except by the native tribes). This, of course, actually occurred, at least partly as a result of political pressure to follow this assumption.It was used by people who claimed it was "God's will" for the U.S to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean. (Manifest destiny meaning obvious fate.)
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny
Manifest destiny was the idea of America expanding and moving west. people wanted to move west for cheaper land. Thanks Jannie =)
James K. Polk presided over the Mexican War and accomplished the "manifest destiny" by adding much Mexican territory to the United States.