What was the main purpose of the Manifest Destiny?

Your answer supposes that there was a "purpose", as if it was an official policy formulated by someone to have a purpose and gain some objective. This is incorrect. Manifest Destiny was an attitude, shared by a great many inhabitants of the United States in the early days of the 19th century. read more

Your answer supposes that there was a"purpose", as if it was an official policy formulated by someone to have a purpose and gain some objective. This is incorrect. Manifest Destiny was an attitude, shared by a great many inhabitants of the United States in the early days of the 19th century. read more

Polk, an ardent proponent of Manifest Destiny, had won election with the slogan “54˚ 40’ or fight!” (a reference to the potential northern boundary of Oregon as latitude 54˚ 40’) and called U.S. claims to Oregon “clear and unquestionable” in his inaugural address. read more

The purpose of the manifest destiny was for the United Sates wanted to expand their borders over to the west territory. read more