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the right of our manifest destiny to over spread to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given to us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federative development of the self government entrusted to us.It is right such as that of the tree to the space of air and the earth suitable for the full expansion of its principle and destiny of growth" …..

John.L O'Sullivan Manifest Destiny can be described as a phenomen that created America's history, a movement that would embody American beliefs and American culture, it implied imperialistic expansion that the Americans believed was there right,this right led to hardships, several wars and hostilities between countries and also between people occupying the American land.Though this destiny also led to new lives, comradery and development it achieved the ultimate goal of possession.Manifest Destiny was the philosophy that created a nation.

In the year of 1800 the West to coin an old phrase was an'unknown frontier' to the Americans who had settled upon the East Coast.The West was a mystery blocked by a French colony by the name of Louisiana. America was under the leadership of Thomas Jefferson who in the true spirit of Americans was interested in the west and the possibilities it offered. With this in mind he organised an expedition into the French owned territory, before this expedition could begin in 1803 French leader Napoleon Bonaparte offered to sell Louisiana to America for a price of fifteen million dollars and with this historic purchase the West was opened up to expansion and pioneers. America now possessed the'heart of their continent'.

Jefferson's planed expedition continued and under the leadership of Lewis and Clarke the exploration of the newly acquired West began, the expedition covered 4,000 miles and all lands beyond Louisiana to the Pacific were claimed for America. This …