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Aaron Huey: The Myth of Thanksgiving and the Legacy of Manifest Destiny. Books tagged Manifest Destiny. John L. O'Sullivan on Manifest Destiny, 1839. John L.

John L. O'Sullivan on Manifest Destiny, 1839

O'Sullivan on Manifest Destiny, 1839 Excerpted from "The Great Nation of Futurity," The United States Democratic Review, Volume 6, Issue 23, pp. 426-430. The complete article can be found in The Making of America Series at Cornell University The American people having derived their origin from many other nations, and the Declaration of National Independence being entirely based on the great principle of human equality, these facts demonstrate at once our disconnected position as regards any other nation; that we have, in reality, but little connection with the past history of any of them, and still less with all antiquity, its glories, or its crimes. The U.S.-Mexican War . Prelude to War . Manifest Destiny Overview. No nation ever existed without some sense of national destiny or purpose.

The U.S.-Mexican War . Prelude to War . Manifest Destiny Overview

Manifest Destiny — a phrase used by leaders and politicians in the 1840s to explain continental expansion by the United States — revitalized a sense of "mission" or national destiny for many Americans. And while the United States put into motion a quest for its Manifest Destiny, Mexico faced quite different circumstances as a newly independent country. Lesson Plan: The Age of Imperialism. "The Age of Imperialism" unit combines an engaging narrative with the broad resources available to students on the Internet.

Lesson Plan: The Age of Imperialism

You can use this chapter in place of a standard textbook treatment of nineteenth-century American expansionism, or you can use it to supplement your existing Social Studies materials. The following lesson plan helps you establish and extend historical and instructional contexts and integrate the material into your United States history curriculum. "The Age of Imperialism" remains a work in progress. If you would like to contribute ideas and suggestions, please contact us by e-mail at planet@smplanet.com.

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