It started in 1845. It began when manifest destiny first appeared in a newspaper article in the territory of Texas in edition from July/August of the United States. The article was published in 1845, in an issue of the Democratic Review. The fulfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent by God’s direction led to a great and powerful nation. Some areas started with a population of zero, but now has grown to millions.
This was a time when pioneers and stagecoaches headed west. Train tracks were then being built with trains taking people west. There were people going out west because they heard about gold and wanted to dig it up and get rich. Indians and white men did not always get along. Men went out west to go find land for cattle ranches and farms. White soldiers were fighting indians about who the land belonged to.
Some artists painted pictures showing an angel or spirit directing the people west towards new land. It seemed that the Americans or “chosen people” felt guided by God to share their way of life with others. They may have not known that other people might already have their own way of living. A good example of this was the Indians.
This was a time when pioneers and stagecoaches headed west. Train tracks were then being built with trains taking people west. There were people going out west because they heard about gold and wanted to dig it up and get rich. Indians and white men did not always get along. Men went out west to go find land for cattle ranches and farms. White soldiers were fighting indians about who the land belonged to.
Some artists painted pictures showing an angel or spirit directing the people west towards new land. It seemed that the Americans or “chosen people” felt guided by God to share their way of life with others. They may have not known that other people might already have their own way of living. A good example of this was the Indians.