Manifest Destiny, a phrase coined in 1845, expressed the philosophy that drove 19th-century U. S. territorial expansion. Manifest Destiny held that the United States was destined-by God, its advocates believed-to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.

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Eve Brewer

25 February, 19:41

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Elvis Montoya · Answer 1

Manifest Destiny was first used by John O'Sullivan in an 1845 newspaper in New York.