In the 19th century, many Americans believed they had the God-given right to expand across the continent. This is called the Manifest Destiny. Americans believed they could spread their culture, government, and ways of life. In the The Great Nation of Futurity, O’Sullivan states what he thinks is the purpose of America. “bring freedom of conscience, freedom of person, freedom of trade and business pursuits, universality of freedom and equality." What this quote means is that America has to bring freedom to everybody. He believes America is a land of the people, so we should expand. Furthermore, Walt Whitman talks about every race getting along in The Passage to India. The passage’s morale is the expectancy of America. Walt Whitman believed
