The 19th century term describes the perceived right of Americans to use force or the threat of force to wrest desireable land ...

James K. Polk won the presidency in 1845 on an explicitly ... (Another Polk promise, by the way: reducing import tariffs). The term manifest destiny was coined by journalist John O'Sullivan ...

James Knox Polk, eleventh President of the United States serving from 1845 to 1849. The term manifest destiny was coined by journalist John O'Sullivan that year in an essay praising the annexation ...

James Knox Polk, eleventh President of the United States serving from 1845 to 1849. The term manifest destiny was coined by journalist John O'Sullivan that year in an essay praising the annexation of ...