MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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occupy all of Texas
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occupy all California
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occupy all of North America
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occupy all of western hemisphere
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -There were three basic tenets to the concept: The special virtues of the American people and their institutions. The mission of the United States to redeem and remake the West in the image of the agrarian East. An irresistible destiny to accomplish this essential duty.
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.