-
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Purchase from France and it costed 15 million dollars. -
Period: to
war with mexico
Manifest Destiny was used by Democrats to justify the war with Mexico and also divide half of Oregon with Great Britain. -
Manifest Destiny
This term is a belief that American settlers were intened to expand throughout the continent. John L. O’Sullivan used this phrase first in an article on the annexation of Texas published in 1845. He proclaimed "our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our multiplying millions." -
Period: to
age of manifest destiny
From the end of the War of 1812 to the beginning of the American Civil War has been called the "age of manifest destiny." During this era United States expanded to the Pacific Ocean.