USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1845, newspaper editor John O’Sullivan coined the term “Manifest Destiny” to describe the ideology of continental expansionism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Propounded during the second half of the 19th century, the concept of Manifest Destiny held that it was the divinely ordained right of the United States to expand its borders to the Pacific Ocean and beyond.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Newspaper editor John O’Sullivan coined the term “manifest destiny” in 1845 to describe the essence of this mindset. A symbol of Manifest Destiny, the figure “Columbia” moves across the land in advance of settlers, replacing darkness with light and ignorance with civilization.

Detailed explanation-5: -The phrase “manifest destiny” is most often associated with the territorial expansion of the United States from 1812 to 1867.