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What is Manifest Destiny?

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Answer: Imperialist phrase first used in 1845 to urge annexation of Texas; used thereafter to encourage American settlement of European colonial and Indian lands in the Great Plains and Far West; Created by John L. O'Sullivan; "overspread the continent allotted by Providence (God) for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions"

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Is the belief that the U.S had the justified right to expand its territory because it was a god given right.
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