Manifest destiny

by Jake Colberg In the nineteenth century the young new nation of the United States had great aspirations for its future. As a result, westward expansion was an appealing thought, and the idea of m…

I n 1845, the idea that the United States had a duty to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific became known as the manifest destiny. The religious fervor spawned by the Second Great...

Manifest Destiny American domination

Original 13 Colonies – From Great Britain by Treaty of Paris – 1783 Louisiana Purchase – Bought from France – 1803 Florida Cessation – From Spain – 1819 Texas An…

"Manifest Destiny" oil on canvas, beautifully framed is a masterpiece of historic art by Walter Haskell Hinton. Contact us for information.

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Use these great films to inspire interest in American History. This part in particular focuses on Manifest Destiny and Expanding West.

Learn about John Gast's American Progress and Manifest Destiny art with art discussion questions, learning activities, and a free printable activity sheet!

Manifest Destiny, a phrase coined in 1845, expressed the philosophy that drove 19th‑century U.S. territorial expansion. It contended that the United States was destined by God to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.

Bo Bartlett is an American Realist painter with a modernist vision. His paintings are within the tradition of American Realism as defined by artists such as Thomas Eakins and Andrew Wyeth. Like these artists, Bartlett looks at America's land and people to describe the beauty he finds in everyday life. His paintings celebrate the underlying epic nature of the commonplace and the personal significance of the extraordinary.