The Manifest Destiny
The idea of expand to westward was a desire not only for early American settlers but also for President Thomas Jefferson after Revolutionary war. The vast majority did not know how the other side of the country was, so many were curious to find out more about Rocky Mountains and large rivers. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were not behind this idea and come across of those wilderness adventure to approach into a new unknown civilization. Eagerly these young army captains from Virginia take over along with a diverse crew to this voyage and great adventure. They went with a convinced attitude of the “Manifest Destiny” that it was a divine right to have these faraway lands, no matter what Native American’s desire or way of thinking the spiritual
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With the belief that America had a divine obligation to stretch the boundaries Lewis and Clark brought back a diverse collection of zoological, botanical, and ethnological specimens as well as letters, reports, dispatches, and maps of the areas to show how big a diverse was the west side. Manifest Destiny touched on issues of religion giving the self-right to expand the territories from east to Pacific Ocean due to the God’s will. Without a doubt this was the essence that motivates American colonists including Lewis and Clark. …”believing there was no alternative but to force tribes to adapt to new conditions …missionaries set out to transform tribal communities (Hoxie and Nelson 239). As well as money was another reason for which many want to be part of this expedition join the ambition and hunger for prosperity was part of an engine to achieve that goal. The American government in that time knew very well that the new trading routes and natural resources were absolutely necessary to a new country. Equally important, Patriotism and morality also was very important for the Colonist due to they considered the Native Americans heathens thus, American missioners could Christianizing the tribes, believed they could save souls, so they became among the first to cross the Mississippi River to
With the belief that America had a divine obligation to stretch the boundaries Lewis and Clark brought back a diverse collection of zoological, botanical, and ethnological specimens as well as letters, reports, dispatches, and maps of the areas to show how big a diverse was the west side. Manifest Destiny touched on issues of religion giving the self-right to expand the territories from east to Pacific Ocean due to the God’s will. Without a doubt this was the essence that motivates American colonists including Lewis and Clark. …”believing there was no alternative but to force tribes to adapt to new conditions …missionaries set out to transform tribal communities (Hoxie and Nelson 239). As well as money was another reason for which many want to be part of this expedition join the ambition and hunger for prosperity was part of an engine to achieve that goal. The American government in that time knew very well that the new trading routes and natural resources were absolutely necessary to a new country. Equally important, Patriotism and morality also was very important for the Colonist due to they considered the Native Americans heathens thus, American missioners could Christianizing the tribes, believed they could save souls, so they became among the first to cross the Mississippi River to