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Manifest destiny

Manifest destiny was the expansionist colonial 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"). The belief is rooted in American exceptionalism, romantic nationalism, Anglo-Saxonism, and nascent ideas of white c…

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Location
United States
Also known as
Westward expansion
Cause
American exceptionalism, white supremacism
Date
1845 – present
Outcome
Mexican Cession, genocide of indigenous peoples, Indian Removal Act
Type
Expansionist belief / Political ideology

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Era of expansion

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related to Books · 111
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related to Filibusterism · 39
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related to Insular Cases · 36
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related to Journal articles · 31
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related to Era of expansion · 30
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related to Mexico and Texas · 29
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has impact · 25
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related to Legacy and consequences · 22
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related to 21st century · 19
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related to Beyond North America: Annexation of Hawaii · 15
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Manifest destinyAlso known asWestward expansion1.00infobox
Manifest destinyCauseAmerican exceptionalism, white supremacism1.00infobox
Manifest destinyDate1845 – present1.00infobox
Manifest destinyLocationUnited States1.00infobox
Manifest destinyOutcomeMexican Cession, genocide of indigenous peoples, Indian Removal Act1.00infobox
Manifest destinyTypeExpansionist belief / Political ideology1.00infobox
equalityinstance offor the United States based upon values0.80text
rights of conscienceinstance offor the United States based upon values0.80text
and personal enfranchisementinstance offor the United States based upon values0.80text
William Tecumseh Shermaninstance ofled by prominent Civil War generals0.80text
Philip Sheridaninstance ofled by prominent Civil War generals0.80text
and George Armstrong Custerinstance ofled by prominent Civil War generals0.80text

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