Explains the idea that it was America's God-given right and duty to expand its borders across the North American continent. The term "Manifest Destiny" was popularized in 1845 by newspaper editor John O'Sullivan.
General Note
Includes index, timeline, glossary, addresses and web sites.
Content Note
Intruduction: to overspread the continent; Timeline; The early acquisitions; the annexation of Texas; Manifest destiny in the Pacific northwest; Dreams of California lead to war; Completing the picture.