Traditions and Encounters, 4th Edition (Bentley)

Chapter 31: THE AMERICAS IN THE AGE OF INDEPENDENCE

Internet Activities: Manifest Destiny

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/osulliva.htm

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John O'Sullivan, the author of this text, coined the phrase "manifest destiny." What did he mean to convey through this slogan? What is his argument in this text? What does he use to support his theory? What does this text tell you about United States society of the 1840s?
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