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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. Cultural belief of 19th-century American expansionists For other uses, see Manifest Destiny (disambiguation). American Progress (1872) by John Gast is an allegorical representation of the modernization of the new west. Columbia, a personification of the United States, is shown leading ...
One hundred and eighty years after Manifest Destiny had its vogue, Trump is back with a new version that goes north and south rather than east to west. The original idea, though, dated far before ...
John Louis O'Sullivan (November 15, 1813 – March 24, 1895) was an American columnist, editor, and diplomat who coined the term "manifest destiny" in 1845 to promote the annexation of Texas and the Oregon Country to the United States. [1]
The public now linked expansion with slavery; if Manifest Destiny had once enjoyed widespread popular approval, this was no longer true. [ 2 ] The outbreak of the American Civil War in 1860 put a temporary end to the expansionist attempts, but as the Civil War faded into history, the term Manifest destiny experienced a brief revival.
As in, a return to manifest destiny and no less than Jim Crow; as in, the mass scapegoating of immigrants and an indoctrinated citizenry; as in, no one outside their Volk owning rights they must ...
Others have continued to focus on the story of “The Comeback,” as Newsweek has titled its Nov. 6 cover story. The New York Post also called Trump’s victory a “comeback for the ages ...
American Progress, a painting of profound historical significance, has become a seminal example of American Western Art.Serving as an allegory for manifest destiny and American westward expansion, this 11.50 by 15.75 inches (29.2 cm × 40.0 cm) masterpiece was commissioned in 1872 by George Crofutt, a publisher of American Western travel guides and has since been frequently reproduced.
Newspaper covers from the days following the 9/11 attacks give a glimpse into the confusion and anger felt not just by the U.S., but also around the world.