Manifest destiny
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In the 19th century, manifest destiny was a widely held belief in the United States that its settlers were destined to expand across North America. There are three basic themes to manifest destiny:
- The special virtues of the American people and their institutions
- The mission of the United States to redeem and remake the west in the image of agrarian America
- An irresistible destiny to accomplish this essential duty
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See also
- Thomas Hart Benton—Missouri senator, proponent of western expansion
- Stephen A. Douglas—prominent spokesman of "Young America"
- Horace Greeley—popularized the phrase "Go West, young man."
- Duff Green—writer, politician, and prominent manifest destiny advocate
- Frances Fuller Victor—prominent western historian and fiction writer who captured the spirit of western expansion
- Young America movement—a political and literary movement with connections to manifest destiny
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