"Other nations have undertaken... to thwart our policy and hamper our power... in the avowed object of... checking the fulfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions." — John L. O'Sullivan, "Annexation," July-August 1845
O'Sullivan's editorial coined a term that justified which immediate policy aim?
- Acheck_circle
The annexation of Texas to the United States
- B
The conquest of Cuba from Spain
- C
The acquisition of Alaska from Russia
- D
Federal subsidies for the Erie Canal
Explanation
O'Sullivan introduced the phrase "manifest destiny" while arguing for Texas annexation, asserting that Providence intended the United States to expand across North America.