Manifest Destiny, John L. O'Sullivan's name for aggressive territorial expansion, is responsible for the face of America today. O'Sullivan coined the “Manifest Destiny” movement in 1845. The ideology originated long before the philosophy got its name. Traces of the movement can be seen in Columbus' exploration and even in the developing colonies of Jamestown. Throughout America's history, examples of "manifest destiny" are evident as ("manifest destiny - the philosophy that created a nation") Americans gradually expanded settlements westward to broaden their borders, however, during the In the 1830s and 1840s, Americans pushed further across the continent. After the natural and inevitable journeys of the new white Americans, the phenomenon of territorial expansion was then publicized and advertised in newspapers as “manifest destiny,” it was the fuel for American expansion and for America to maintain its overall power and its good morality as a country. The concept of “manifest destiny” is fundamental to the nation and its future. Driven by greed or ambition, Americans desired to expand their country from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast and to land in the West. parts of the continent had already been inhabited and colonized for centuries by Native American tribes, as well as Spanish-speaking Hispanics, and was ignored in American expansion plans. However, through “Manifest Destiny,” white settlers found numerous Native American tribal settlements that had been established long before but unknown to most Americans. The Great Plains, Great Basin, and many other regions in the West were home to nearly 325,000 Indians (George and David), and Mexicans inhabit... middle of paper... lowercase/manifesto -destiny---the-philosophy-that -created-a-nation.php>. ("Manifest Destiny - the philosophy that created a nation")" Ap us history - Manifest Destiny." . StudyNotes, Inc., January 1, 2006. Web. January 1, 2014. . (Ap us history - Manifest Destiny.)"Manifest Destiny - History of the United States." . Np, 1 January 2013. Web. . . (Manifest Destiny - United States History) Forster, E.M. "My forest." Riverbank Reader. : , 2014. . Print.(Forster, EM. “My Wood”)Fixel, and Willis. "News about the active project." The Florida Department of Transportation releases final construction plans for the first segment of the State Highway 390 widening project in Bay County. WordPress, April 22, 2014. Web. April 30, 2014. (Fixel and Willis)