What did John O'Sullivan mean by 'Manifest Destiny' and how did America accomplish their Manifest Destiny in 1848?
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He used it to describe the belief that the United States was destined by God to expand across the North American continent, spreading democracy and American culture from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Show more…
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