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The 1845 concept of “Manifest Destiny,” coined by American Journalist John L. O 'Sullivan wrote of "[America’s] manifest destiny … to possess the whole continent which Providence has given for … the great experiment of liberty." The ideology manifested into a national belief that it was America’s destiny and duty to conquer the West in the name of God, nature and civilization. The 1872 painting by John Gast labelled “American Progress” (Pictured) was propaganda showcased to facilitate the movement across the Plains. The personified female of the United States, leads civilization westward from the East into the desolation of the West, guiding pioneers and evolving forms of transportation and communication ahead towards the buffalo and Indians of the