Why did john melish draw the map of the U. S the way he did. And how did this relate to Manifest Destiny

Even while the United States were crowded along the Atlantic coast, Americans developed the idea that the nation was destined to stretch across the continent. This idea was called ‘Manifest Destiny'

This idea influenced John Melish's articulation of the map of the United States of America.

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Explanation:

John melish drew the map of the United States this way because at a glance it would show the full extent of the US territory from sea to sea. It would make the landscape of the United States balanced in a way that it would not stop at a certain point and also because he felt that there was going to be expansion of the US to the pacific ocean.

Relating to the manifest destiny, it

was inevitable that America was going to expand from sea to sea. Probable expansion of the human race from east to west