Question

Identify the author of the following primary source quote: "[It is] our manifest destiny to overspread and possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federated self-government entrusted to us."

Answer 1

Answer:

John L. O'Sullivan (1845)

Explanation:

John L. O'Sullivan made this quote in 1845. The idea motivated many Americans to be focused and have big dreams. Many of them migrated to the West with the hope of taking over the whole of the continent. They were confident that their country is destined to be a great nation. Human liberty, civilization and a stable political system were the ruling powers in the American economy. They have had patriots to defend their homes and liberties because of the democratic equality in their system of government. This nation of progress values equality of rights as a way of assuring happiness to its citizens.