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In the above excerpt, OSullivan discusses the justification for the United States to

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O'Sullivan, Gast - Manifest Destiny (Providence AKA God) → 19th c doctrine/belief that US expansion was justified/inevitable. ... Americans thought they were special because they thought that they were "chosen" by Providence to spread American ideals, and their population kept growing, so they needed to expand Westward.

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