The term "Manifest Destiny" was coined in 1845 by magazine editor John L. O'Sullivan, who wrote about the annexing of Texas and the supposed inevitability of American expansion.

And we will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars.” Popular columnist John O’Sullivan coined the phrase “manifest destiny” in 1845 in arguing for Texas’ annexation.

Popular columnist John O’Sullivan coined the phrase “manifest destiny” in 1845 in arguing for Texas’ annexation. ... Manifest destiny is a call to domination and erasure, ...

Manifest Destiny was a belief that Americans were destined to ... The term was coined by journalist John L. O’Sullivan in 1845 when he wrote that the US had a right to claim and spread ...

If Manifest Destiny was a divine mandate, how could it be trumped by territorial limitations? ... John L. O’Sullivan quoted in Richard T. Hughes, ...

The term manifest destiny was coined by journalist John O'Sullivan that year in an essay praising the annexation of Texas and looking ahead to California — then part of Mexico — as being the next.

The term manifest destiny was coined by journalist John O'Sullivan that year in an essay praising the annexation of Texas and looking ahead to California — then part of Mexico — as being the next.