The territorial expansion also known as Manifest Destiny in the United States during 1830s to 1860s was an important element for the country. The enlargement or expansion of the US‚ helped the US become unified through economic‚ political‚ and social. Territorial expansion would help the economy because it would become more stable and have more jobs opportunities. Politically‚ there would be more people to encounter in the West which cold gain more political gain. Also socially because slavery was
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First‚ the idea of “Manifest destiny” meaning the belief that America had a God-given right to occupy and civilize the whole continent. As large number of Americans migrated towards the west searching for land‚ the fact that most of those areas already had people living in them was ignored. Instead‚ an attitude and belief that democratic Americans would do a better job of running the lands than the Native Americans prevailed. President Polk shared and led the vision of Manifest Destiny‚ and did offer
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troops under Zachary Taylor to the disputed border of Texas and Mexico. The Mexicans were angered by this and fighting broke out which led Polk to declare war on Mexico. All of the fighting could have been prevented had James Polk and his need of Manifest Destiny taken over. Most Americans supported the war but some in the north thought the south was going to try and make it a slave state and didn’t want that. Many Whigs question if the Mexicans had actually hurt anyone on American soil like Polk said
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if we were not to address all the issues pertaining to‚ before‚ and after the war. One of the major reasons why Polk was destined to the annexation of California as well as Arizona‚ New Mexico‚ and Texas was because of his strong tenet in manifest destiny (Doc 1). During his presidential campaign Polk made a promise to the people of America that he would attempt to the best of his abilities to gain the land beyond the Rocky Mountains. Furthermore‚ he referred to the annexation of Oregon as “clear
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nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century is both a continuation and a departure of past United States expansionism. Expansionism in the United States has occurred for many reasons. Power (from land)‚ religion‚ economics‚ and the ideas of imperialism and manifest destiny are just a few reasons why the U.S. decided to expand time and again throughout the course of its 231 year history. Expansionism has evolved throughout the years as the inhabitants of the country have progressed both socially (the Second Great
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First‚ the idea of “Manifest destiny” meaning the belief that America had a God-given right to occupy and civilize the whole continent. As large number of Americans migrated towards the west searching for land‚ the fact that most of those areas already had people living in them was ignored. Instead‚ an attitude and belief that democratic Americans would do a better job of running the lands than the Native Americans prevailed. President Polk shared and led the vision of Manifest Destiny‚ and did offer
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exactly the concept of civil religion to forge the many into one. (Alabanese 308) English puritan nationals were the main reason why the revolution had started. The decision to go to war alone was a sign that Americans create their own path and destiny. Puritans before the revolution had the notion that they were the chosen people but also a suffering people much like the Jews. They went through suffering like their ancestors during the reign of Blood Mary by being persecuted by the Church of England
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Oregon Country - Northwestern territory in dispute between Britain and the US‚ subject of "Manifest Destiny" rhetoric in 1844 12. Hudson‘s Bay Company – created by britain for profitable for trading in oregon with indians of the pacific northwest 13. Oregon Trail (1840s) - Two-thousand-mile-long path along which thousands of Americans journeyed to the Williamette valley in the 1840s 14. Manifest Destiny - The widespread American belief that God had
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There were many factors that impacted the United State’s decision to declare war on Mexico. These decisions included the idea of Manifest Destiny‚ the Rio Grande boundary dispute‚ and Slidell’s mission. All of these things were very important when it came to declaring war on Mexico or not‚ but they helped put the United States over the edge. Manifest Destiny was the belief during the 1800s that the United States was destined to expand across the continent‚ from Atlantic coast to Pacific Coast
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of Manifest Destiny‚ which was the expansion of United States territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Lands in which the trail went through eventually became six of the U.S. States including Missouri‚ Wyoming‚ Oregon‚ Idaho‚ Kansas and Nebraska (Wikipedia). It also led settlers into land that would also become U.S. territory including California‚ Utah‚ Colorado‚ Nevada‚ Washington and Montana. If it wasn’t for the Oregon Trail‚ the U.S. may have never fulfilled the idea of Manifest Destiny
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