Introduction
In the history of the United States of America, the mid-nineteenth century will forever remain in the minds of many citizens. As a matter of practice, Americans had a belief that they had a divine obligation of stretching their boundaries. In essence, this was a belief in America that American settlers were meant to expand and fill the continent. Manifest destiny had three basic themes. First, special attention was given to the American people’s special virtues and their institutions. Second, America had a mission to remake the west in its own image (America). The third theme entailed the Continue reading...