Webum > Society > History > By Region > North America > United States > West > Manifest Destiny Essay Index on Manifest Destiny An index to essays relating to the philosophy of manifest destiny. Expansionism & Manifest Destiny Outlines the background of United States foreign policy, causes of American expansionism, and the colonization of Texas, Oregon, and California. Manifest Destiny - America, the New Israel An essay that examines the early American identification with Promised Land imagery and the concept of divine election as God's chosen people. Manifest Destiny - Fort Scott National Historic Site Describes the philosophy behind the western expansion and describes the conflicts that the dragoons faced. Manifest Destiny - PBS Describes the ideal behind the push for expansion into the west and offers historian's views regarding this philosophy. Manifest Destiny 1841-1848 Provides links to documents related to westward expansion and American domestic policies of the 1800s. Help build the biggest human edited directory on the internet Add your website - Open Directory Project - Become an editor