what is manifest destiney?name 3 major events from 1600-1850 that typified this phrase?

Answer 1

Manifest Destiny is a phrase that expressed the belief that the United States had a mission to expand, spreading its form of democracy and freedom.

The American people largely believed it was the Manifest Destiny of the United States to expand westward. The siege of the Alamo, the Mexican War, and the 49er Gold Rush were some of the most important defining events.

Manifest Destiny

From the earliest colonial times, rugged pioneers had been drawn to the vast expanses of America's frontier. Successive generations of settlers pushed the boundaries of the United States ever more westward.


By 1820, most of the nation east of the Mississippi River had been organized into states. Immediately to the west of the Mississippi lay the fertile soil of the Great Plains, and beyond that, the majestic Rockies, where a hardy breed of "Mountain Men" discovered trails and passes that others would later travel


To the far northwest beckoned the Oregon Country, a prolific, heavily timbered land with easy access to bountiful fishing waters. Looking to the south was Texas, a sparsely populated region of unknown potential. And finally, on the coast of the mighty Pacific Ocean was a far away place called California, blessed with some of the continent's finest natural beauty

By the 1830's and 1840's, the desire to expand westward intensified across all sectors of American society. Most people came to believe it was the purpose of the United States, or its manifest destiny, to own all the territory between the Atlantic and the Pacific. Thus, "Manifest Destiny" became the guiding principle under which the West was won.


As new states entered the Union, the triumphant expansiveness of Manifest Destiny was pushed off center stage by an old divisive issue taking on new proportions: the question of slavery. As we shall see in the next chapter, the debate became so contentious that the nation eventually ripped itself apart, resulting in a horrible civil war.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It doesn't exist. It is merely political pomposity. States don't have a manifest destiny any more than individuals do