In the 19th century US‚ Manifest Destiny was a belief that was widely held that the destiny of American settlers was to expand and move across the continent to spread their traditions and their institutions‚ while at the same time enlightening more primitive nations. And the American settlers of the time considered Indians and Hispanics to be inferior and therefore deserving of cultivation. The settlers considered the United States to be the best possible way to organize a country so they felt the
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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
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Expansion westward seemed perfectly natural to many Americans in the mid-nineteenth century. Like the Massachusetts Puritans who hoped to build a "city upon a hill‚ "courageous pioneers believed that America had a divine obligation to stretch the boundaries of their noble republic to the Pacific Ocean. Independence had been won in the Revolution and reaffirmed in the War of 1812. The spirit of nationalism that swept the nation in the next two decades demanded more territory. The "every man is equal"
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exceptionalism not to be confused with the ideology of americanism. American Exceptionalism: Belief that U.S.A. is historically and politicaly a completely unique nation and therefor superior to other nations (Hebel 2008) Rhethorical origins: - especially John Winthrop´s ’’A Model of Christian Charity’’ - sermon by Puritan layman and leader John Winthrop‚ who delivered on board the ship Arbella while on route to the Massachusetts Bay Colony - biblical aproach - Puritan colonists are god’s ’’chosen
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centuries the United States saw many problems come and go. Some problems were more important than others‚ however all led to further division of American politics. The most divisive issue in American politics during this time frame was the idea of Manifest Destiny‚ or territorial expansion. Manifest Destiny was the idea that it was the United States’ destiny to take over all of North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Most of the public was in favor of territorial expansion‚ though some politicians
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Manifest Destiny In the 1840s the United States increased its territory to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This land was acquired through treaty‚ war‚ and negotiation. The opportunities of this large area of land offered in terms of resources and trade were great. The positive of M.D. do not outweigh the negative consequences. Manifest Destiny is a historic duty‚ in the 1800’s the Americans believed that the manifest destiny of the United States was to expand to the Pacific
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Manifest Destiny Before the Civil War there were multiple land purchases. These included territories such as Louisiana and Texas. The Louisiana purchase (1803) was during Jefferson’s presidency. There were positives and negatives to the Louisiana purchase. An obvious positive would be that it doubled the size of the United States at the time‚ however‚ there were questions on the constitutionality of the subject. Despite Jefferson’s states rights principles‚ he went through with the purchase
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Destiny When we hear the word Destiny there are lots of ideas that come to our mind. We sometimes define it through our personal experiences or through our beliefs. Sometimes we can say that it is really hard to understand because in every perspective‚ destiny is defined in different ways. These areas include spiritual‚ political and personal perspective. In spiritual perspective‚ the idea of destiny mostly focuses on spiritual and Godly approach while in political perspective destiny is seen
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Manifest Destiny is the belief that the United States is destined to expand its boarders and become a supreme power. During the early nineteenth century‚ immediately after the war of 1812‚ the migration west was a representation of American ideals; geared to spread institutions‚ democracy‚ and create a new and better society. The rising tide of Westward migration shifted American interests and insinuated tensions between the North and South. With the admissions of new states into the Union each side
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Extended Writing The idea of “Manifest Destiny‚” which was the belief that the United States was destined to spread from the Pacific to he Atlantic Coast‚ led to the forced removal of many Native American Tribes. In an attempt to declare land for the white Americans‚ the U.S. Government passed acts and took actions against the Native tribes- some of which had disastrous effects on the Natives. Some tribes‚ such as the Nez Perce‚ signed treaties with the American government that guaranteed their
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