O’Sullivan had coined the phrase “Manifest Destiny” in 1839, where he blatantly stated that no one had the right, or the will, to impede upon the right of Americans to expand. The articles written by him in the Democratic Review showcase the overall thinking of Americans at that point in time. This ideology would spell disaster for Native Americans, considering that it promoted the aggressive overtaking of their lands. The successful nature of the overtaking would create and sustain an ideology that…
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