USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Manifest Destiny was the belief that it was the United State’s destiny to expand and settle the West. This expansion came years after declaring independence from Great Britain and the 13 colonies became the original United States in 1783.

Detailed explanation-2: -The philosophy describing the necessary expansion of the nation westward was called Manifest Destiny; the belief that it was our duty to settle the continent, conquer and prosper.

Detailed explanation-3: -Manifest Destiny was a popular belief in the mid-to-late 19th century. Its proponents claimed that the United States had the divine right to expand westward-meaning that U.S. expansion was the will of God.

Detailed explanation-4: -The term Manifest Destiny was first used in 1845 by John L. O’Sullivan, editor of the United States Magazine, and Democratic Review, in an essay on why the United States was justified in annexing Texas. He was protesting European, specifically French and British, intervention in the United States’ affairs.