USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

MANIFEST DESTINY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The “manifest destiny” MINDSET existed before the phrase “manifest destiny” was ever used.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The U.S acquired all its territory peacefully from countries that wanted to sell land. The “manifest destiny” mindset existed before the phrase “manifest destiny” was ever use.

Detailed explanation-2: -John Louis O’Sullivan: (1813-1895) American editor who coined the phrase “Manifest Destiny” in 1845 to promote the annexation of Texas and the acquisition of the Oregon territory.

Detailed explanation-3: -When was the term Manifest Destiny coined? The term Manifest Destiny was coined in the July–August 1845 issue of The United States Magazine, and Democratic Review by its editor, John L. O’Sullivan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Manifest Destiny, a phrase coined in 1845, is the idea that the United States is destined-by God, its advocates believed-to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.

Detailed explanation-5: -Manifest Destiny was the idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America. The ideology of Manifest Destiny inspired a variety of measures designed to remove or destroy the native population.

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