THE HISTORY OF MANIFEST DESTINY HISTORY ESSAY Americans have always believed that they have a unique mission. They have always thought that they possess a destiny to do exceptional things pt1 2300w
THE HISTORY OF MANIFEST DESTINY HISTORY ESSAY Americans have always believed that they have a unique mission. They have always thought that they possess a destiny to do exceptional things pt1 2300w
THE HISTORY OF MANIFEST DESTINY HISTORY ESSAY pt1 2300w
Americans have always believed that they have a unique mission. They have always thought that they possess a destiny to do exceptional things and accomplish extraordinary feats. This is evident from the first American “City Upon a Hill”, to the just cause democratic of the American revolution, to Jefferson’s Empire of Liberty, and nowadays in American foreign policy. Nowhere is the self-righteous principle more evident than in the idea of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny has served as the basis and inspiration for outstanding acts of American unity and nationalism, but it also is responsible for the horrible mistreatment of Native Americans and bloody wars, including the American Civil War. Although a loose, abstract idea, Manifest Destiny has had an unparalleled effect on the course this great nation has taken.
The definition of Manifest Destiny is a topic of much historical disagreement and inconsistency, but it is largely agreed upon that Manifest Destiny refers to the God-given right of