the manifest destiny helped America expand and "conqure" the whole continent. It was are so called Manifest Destiny or "obivous fate" John O'Sullivan was the newspaper writed that thought of this idea. He said it was a message from God. the manifest destiny helped America expand and "conqure" the whole continent. It was are so called Manifest Destiny or "obivous fate" John O'Sullivan was the newspaper writed that thought of this idea. He said it was a message from God.
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after the USA got more land, by winning the Mexican-American war, they got the south-western part of the us and by purchasing the Mississippi land
While the idea of promoting democracy throughout the world, otherwise known as manifest destiny, sounds like a common cause for unification of the population of the US, it has been taking a beating in the last several decades. As a self-fulfilling prophecy, that which is predicted comes to fruition, has not been the case with the manifest destiny followers.
Although manifest destiny is most closely associated with the territorial expansion of the United States from 1812 to 1860, it has been used in more modern times as well. President McKinley invoked the idea of manifest destiny when advocating for the annexation of Hawaii.
The phrase "manifest destiny" is most often associated with the territorial expansion of the United States from 1812 to 1860. This era, from the end of the War of 1812 to the beginning of the American Civil War, has been called the "age of manifest destiny"
The concept of "manifest destiny" assumed that the US was ordained to control the continent, which had previously been inhabited only by non-industrial native tribes. When it became apparent that no other country would seriously challenge the US in the Americas, manifest destiny became the hallmark of political thinking in the 19th century.
In order for Manifest Destiny to be complete, the US had to obtain land in the American Southwest which, at the time, belonged to Mexico.