journal written by frontier settlers would most likely tell you " what conditions were like during travels" Manifest Destiny was more of a general idea.Citizens of the Midwestern states were more inclined to active acquisition of ... The War of 1812 didhave a clear loser, however: the native tribes. ... Prior to the war, many settlers in Ohio, the Indiana Territory, and the Illinois ... It was the closest that Manifest Destiny would come to being written into official government policy.