This term was coined in an essay arguing for the admittance of Texas as a state. That essay appeared in the July, 1845, United States Magazine and Democratic Review and was written by John L O'Sullivan, who defined it as our right tooverspread the Continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions'

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1. This term was coined in an essay arguing for the admittance of Texas as a state. That essay appeared in the July, 1845, United States Magazine and Democratic Review and was written by John L O'Sullivan, who defined it as our right tooverspread the Continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions'