The Manifest Destiny was just a catch phrase written
to get attention on the expansion to the west. Many Americans
insisted that their nation had a "manifest destiny"
to dominate the continent. It produced a growing spirit of confidence
during the period of westward movement. The first statement appeared
in an article in The United States Magazine and Democratic
Review, it announced "our manifest destiny to overspread
the continent allotted by Providence for the free development
of our yearly multiplying millions." The idea struck the
United States and was used often between 1840s and 1850s to express
the inevitability of the expansion throughout north America.
It was used as an argument in territorial disputes, and was used
as justification for the Mexican War.
The symbol to the left is an example of the Manifest
Destiny. It shows the American angel floating over the plains.
Ahead of her is great darkness populated by animals. The light
is the civilization of America and the darkness is the ignorance
and barbarity. It was expressed that Comumbia could bring the
properity promised to the United States.
The Manifest Destiny was just a catch phrase written
to get attention on the expansion to the west. Many Americans
insisted that their nation had a "manifest destiny"
to dominate the continent. It produced a growing spirit of confidence
during the period of westward movement. The first statement appeared
in an article in The United States Magazine and Democratic
Review, it announced "our manifest destiny to overspread
the continent allotted by Providence for the free development
of our yearly multiplying millions." The idea struck the
United States and was used often between 1840s and 1850s to express
the inevitability of the expansion throughout north America.
It was used as an argument in territorial disputes, and was used
as justification for the Mexican War.
