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'''Manifest Destiny''' was the [[genocide|genocidal]], [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] ideology which justified the violent conquest and extermination of indigenous people in [[North America]] by the [[United States of America|United States]] in the 19th century. | '''Manifest Destiny''' was the [[genocide|genocidal]], [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] ideology which justified the violent conquest and extermination of indigenous people in [[North America]] by the [[United States of America|United States]] in the 19th century. The [[settler-colonialism]] which Manifest Destiny justified often used [[religion|religious]] rhetoric, stating that white settlers had a "divine right" to indigenous lands. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:19, 13 October 2025
Manifest Destiny was the genocidal, white supremacist ideology which justified the violent conquest and extermination of indigenous people in North America by the United States in the 19th century. The settler-colonialism which Manifest Destiny justified often used religious rhetoric, stating that white settlers had a "divine right" to indigenous lands.