The term Manifest Destiny (MD) had the following origin: (short video) Manifest Destiny - Facts & Summary - HISTORY. read more
One aspect of Manifest Destiny was the idea that we had the best culture and government in the world. This gave us the right to spread out and take more territory so as to put more of the world under that culture and that government. Today, we no longer believe that we have the right to more territory. read more