Parks in East Alton include: Kutter Park (1), Van Preter Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map. Court: Madison County - Probation & Court Services Department- East Alton Satellite Of (211 North Shamrock Street).
Manifest Destiny. noun. 1  A policy of imperialistic expansion defended as necessary or benevolent. 2  often Manifest Destiny The 19th-century doctrine that the United States had the right and duty to expand throughout the North American continent.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: manifest destiny (Noun). The political doctrine or belief held by the United States of America, particularly during its expansion, that the nation was destined to expand toward the west. manifest destiny (Noun). The belief that God supports the expansion of the United States of America throughout the entire North American continent except Mexico. Origin: The phrase was first used primarily by Jackson Democrats in the 1840s to promote the annexation of much of what is now the Western United States.