Assess the concept of manifest destiny. Do you agree with the basic pr

Assess the concept of manifest destiny. Do you agree with the basic proposition? Why or why not? The text authors claim that it is “one of the most influential slogans ever coined”.

Do you agree? Why or why not? What was the role of manifest destiny in American territorial expansion in the mid-nineteenth century?

ANSWER
The basic proposition is, Americans (a chosen people) had a special (divinely ordained) mission to spread across the North American continent. This concept was influential in at least justifying America’s conquest of Native Americans and of Mexico to acquire new territory.