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Bookmark or Share- Manifest Destiny | Causes & Effects | BritannicaManifest Destiny | Timeline. List of major causes and effects of Manifest Destiny. The belief in the supposed inevitability of U.S. territorial expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean and beyond was used to justify acquisitions in the Oregon Country, Texas, New Mexico, and California and later U.S. involvement in Alaska, Hawaii, and other areas.
- Manifest Destiny | Key Facts | BritannicaManifest Destiny, in U.S. history, was the belief in the supposed inevitability of the United States expanding its borders westward across the North American continent to the Pacific Ocean and beyond. In the 19th century the idea of Manifest Destiny resulted in extensive territorial expansion.
- Manifest Destiny - HistoryNetManifest Destiny summary: In the 19th century US, Manifest Destiny was a belief that was widely held that the destiny of American settlers was to expand and move across the continent to spread their traditions and their institutions, while at the same time enlightening more primitive nations.
- Manifest destiny - WikipediaManifest destiny was a phrase that represented the belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand westward across North America, and that this belief was both obvious ("manifest") and certain ("destiny").
- Manifest Destiny, Summary, Facts, Significance, APUSH“Manifest Destiny” is the idea that Americans had a “God-given right” — a divine right — to expand across the continent, from the east coast to the west coast, from “sea to shining sea,” planting democracy, capitalism, and Christianity along the way. This painting by George A. Crofutt depicts Americans moving West, guided by Manifest Destiny.
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