Manifest Destiny :
"The American Claim is by the right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence (God's blessing) has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty. We are the nation of human progress, and who will, what can, set limits to our onward march?"
The United States was sure to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The expansionist believed nothing could stop this growth from taking place. See article below for definition.
"The American Claim is by the right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence (God's blessing) has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty. We are the nation of human progress, and who will, what can, set limits to our onward march?"
The United States was sure to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The expansionist believed nothing could stop this growth from taking place. See article below for definition.