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So I heard the term 'Manifest Destiny' for the first time on my David Cross comedy CD. I had no idea what it meant so I looked it up.
The term was first used by John O'Sullivan in 1845. John was a newspaper editor and said it to refer about the proposed annex of Texas. He wrote it was America's "manifest destiny to overspread the continent."
People interpreted it to be that God had chosen America to expand over the continent and it was their duty to spread civilization where ever they went. So unfortunately 'civilization' didn't mean Native American culture/civilization so once again they got screwed, because God had 'chosen' us to spread and teach everyone that the American way was the only way. (At least on this continent.)
Even though the Louisiana Purchase had already taken place in 1803, the term 'Manifest Destiny' was used later on to describe it. That even though people had been displeased about it at the time that it was 'destiny' that we had purchased it.
Refrences:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-manifest-destiny.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifest_destiny
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