Manifest Destiny: How America Justified Westward Expansion

During the 19th century, Americans believed westward expansion was their inevitable and preordained right, or their Manifest Destiny, to inhabit new territories such as Texas, California, and the entire western United States of today. The Daily Dose provides history documentaries like this one delivered to your inbox daily: Books by the filmmaker: Westward Rising Sons: Turbulence & Alchemy of the 1960s: Wings of Glory: Teachers, check out our entire film catalog organized by curriculum and category here: or as a spreadsheet here: bit.ly/dailydosedocumentary We strive for accuracy and unbiased fairness, but if you spot something that doesn’t look right please submit a correction suggestion here: Learn more