For one people to be chosen, others must be rejected In the bible, this is justified as the will of god In america, it is called manifest destiny. Central to this narrative is the concept of manifest destiny, a belief that it was america's divine right to expand its territory across the continent This ideology was fueled by a fervent sense of purpose among various religious groups, who often interpreted their mission as one ordained by god. The term “manifest destiny” invokes a certain religious association
The word “destiny” suggests that god or some other higher being has predetermined the fate of humans and has given preferential treatment to americans and their desire for westward expansion. Manifest destiny touched on issues of religion, money, race, patriotism, and morality These clashed in the 1840s as a truly great drama of regional conflict began to unfold. In simple terms, manifest destiny was the idea that americans were destined, by god, to govern the north american continent This idea, with all the accompanying transformations of landscape, culture, and religious belief it implied, had deep roots in american culture.
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