How Well Do You Know The History of The Wild West?

When was the term Manifest Destiny coined?

The term Manifest Destiny was created in 1845 courtesy of a summer issue of the Democratic Review in which it was first published. The term itself is a description of the mentality and philosophy that led to the drive for the exploration of the west, and the expansion into the West, most especially the territory known as Oregon.

The term goes further to discuss destiny, saying that the United States was destined by God to expand its territories and therefore expand the reach of capitalism and democracy to the North American continent.