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Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny. Manifest : clear or obvious Destiny : future or fate. Painting, “American Progress,” 1872. Map of the United States, 1872. 1816 Map of the United States by John Melish.

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Manifest Destiny

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  1. Manifest Destiny Manifest: clear or obvious Destiny: future or fate

  2. Painting, “American Progress,” 1872

  3. Map of the United States, 1872

  4. 1816 Map of the United States by John Melish

  5. To present the country this way was desirable . . . The map shows at a glance the whole extent of the United States territory from sea to sea. In tracing the probable expansion of the human race from east to west, the mind finds an agreeable resting place on its western limits. The view is complete, and leaves nothing to be wished for. It also adds to the beauty and symmetry of the map. Source: John Melish. Map of the United States with the contiguous British and Spanish Possessions. Philadelphia, 1816.

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