manifest destiny
manifest destiny A 19th-century US political doctrine advocating territorial expansion. It was proclaimed by John O'Sullivan as “Our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions”. A tenet of the Democratic Party, it gained support among Whig, and later Republican, interests, and played a significant part in raising popular support for the annexation of Texas (1845) and the
MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR (1846–48). It was later invoked by
SEWARD in the purchase of Alaska (1867), and re-emerged in the 1890s with the annexation of Hawaii and the acquisition of Spanish territories in the
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.
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Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race
Magazine article from: The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education; 9/7/2009; ; 700+ words
; Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American...American race consciousness. Gmez views Manifest Destiny not as a single ideology but as a...consciousness, expansion and continental Manifest Destiny thus shaped America's attitudes...
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Manifest destiny adapted for 1990s' war discourse: mission and destiny intertwined.
Magazine article from: Sociology of Religion; 12/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...The discursive framework of Manifest Destiny, a 19th Century political doctrine...coined as a term until 1845, Manifest Destiny drew upon centuries old...form of expansion, we find that Manifest Destiny has remained embedded in America...
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'Manifest destiny' used to justify America's expansion; Politicians hoped to appropriate all of North America
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 12/25/2005; ; 683 words
; ...Review that it was America's "manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the...phrase quickly caught on, and "manifest destiny" was soon invoked by countless...mellifluous phrase for America's "manifest destiny." Mexicans called it...
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Manifest Destiny: Mistress of Manifest Destiny; A Biography of Jane McManus Storm Cazneau, 1807-1878
Magazine article from: The Texas Observer; 8/8/2001; ; 700+ words
; Manifest Destiny: Mistress of Manifest Destiny; A Biography of Jane McManus Storm Cazneau, 1807...hard to argue with Linda S. Hudson's claim in Mistress of Manifest Destiny: A Biography of Jane McManus Storm Cazneau, 1807...
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Manifest Destiny or MUSCLE FLEXING?
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 12/1/2000; ; 614 words
; ...that it was the "right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the...United States used this idea of manifest destiny to rationalize its attempts...conflict with the Mexican government. Manifest destiny was one of the major reasons...
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Manifest destiny.(Letter to the Editor)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 3/19/2004; ; 464 words
; ...that a religious mandate called "manifest destiny," which matured in the 1840s...identify the guiding principle of manifest destiny as follows: "American...readers might peruse a book called Manifest Destiny by Anders Sanderson. It...
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Divine destruction.(belief in manifest destiny)
Magazine article from: Earth Island Journal; 3/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Sullivan coined the phrase "Manifest Destiny," an expression that would remain...territories. Indeed, the phrase "Manifest Destiny" implied that America...precipitated talk about and belief in Manifest Destiny, however, were not necessarily...
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EDITORIAL: Manifest space destiny
News Wire article from: University Wire; 7/15/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Manifest destiny first drove people into the West...Station, according to CNN. American manifest destiny faces another hurdle...will be much easier. In space, manifest destiny no longer is an American...
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Manifest Destiny's Underworld: Filibustering in Antebellum America
Magazine article from: The Journal of Southern History; 11/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Manifest Destiny's Underworld: Filibustering in Antebellum...one. The proslavery white leaders of manifest destiny gained little acceptance in the...students of filibustering. Nevertheless, Manifest Destiny's Underworld will remain the...
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COLUMN: Manifest Destiny's Child
News Wire article from: University Wire; 11/29/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...celebrated Thanksgiving for what it's really about - manifest destiny. Basically, manifest destiny means Americans can do whatever they want...let us kill so many people? Think about it. Manifest destiny is the reason why our brave leaders are...
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Manifest Destiny
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
MANIFEST DESTINY MANIFEST DESTINY. In 1845 John L. O'Sullivan coined the term "manifest...Americans and Hispanics who had been living in those territories. Manifest Destiny in Practice The Monroe Doctrine exemplified the mood and ideas...
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manifest destiny
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
manifest destiny A 19th-century US political doctrine advocating territorial expansion. It was proclaimed by John O'Sullivan as “Our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development...
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“Manifest Destiny,”
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
“Manifest Destiny,” jingoistic phrase popular with mid‐19th‐century politicians, who believed that the U.S...
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Expansionism
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...proclaimed the doctrine of “manifest destiny” to rationalize American...political and cultural superiority. Manifest destiny neglected totally questions...that it had become “our manifest destiny to occupy and to possess...
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National Songs, Ballads, and other Patriotic Poetry, Chiefly Relating to the War of 1846 (1846, Compiled by William M'carty)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...William M'carty) The phrase "Manifest Destiny" was first coined in 1845 by newspaperman...sentiments of the middle 1800s, Manifest Destiny envisioned the United States...settled. And while some criticized Manifest Destiny as a pro-slavery tactic...
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