dbrunner
Journalist John O'Sullivan coined the term in 1839.
Manifest Destiny
Origins of Manifest Destiny
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edimonk
Replied to: Journalist John O'Sullivan coined the term in 1839.
The term combined a number of popular ideas of the time, such as nationalism, American exceptionalism, and the superiority of Anglo-Americans as a race.