guide. QUESTIONS FROM PAST UNITS WILL ALSO BE ON THIS TEST. 1. What was the idea behind “Manifest Destiny?” The idea that Americans had a God-given right to conquer and civilize North America 2. How did over landers move west? Oregon Trail 3. Explain the reasons that motivated people to move west. • Indian Removal Act • Homestead Act • Kansas-Nebraska Act • Mining Frontier • Farming Frontier • Manifest Destiny • Tech advancements • Mormon migration • East conditions of life • California Gold Rush
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through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the Gadsden Purchase. All of this expansionism and lust for territory comes from a belief called Manifest Destiny‚ the idea that America was destined to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. Josiah Strong‚ an author from New York‚ argues that God expects the U.S. to expand until they have fulfilled their destiny‚ and he attempts to convince American citizens that
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development Politics Reform movements 7. In what ways did the Second Great Awakening in the North influence TWO of the following? Abolitionism Temperance The cult of domesticity Utopian communities 8. Although Americans perceived Manifest Destiny as a benevolent movement‚ it was in fact an aggressive imperialism pursued at the expense of others. Assess the validity of this statement with specific reference to American expansionism in the 1840’s. 9. Analyze the effectiveness of
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It was their reasoning for waging war with Mexico to expand their territory. Proponents of Manifest Destiny saw Latin Americans as inferior in cultural makeup. Americans could point to the nation’s prosperity as proof of their God-given destiny to expand their territory by invading the territory of others. However‚ they had to be careful not to take too much. By taking too much land‚ the country would be absorbing
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of U.S. history was dominated by the belief in manifest destiny – the idea that the United States was destined to expand to the west coast‚ and was justified in doing so (History.com Staff‚ 2010). However‚ settlers heading west faced many hindrances to their grand plans along their way‚ including the Native Americans‚ who had been living on the land for centuries before western expansion began. Thus began the long balancing act between manifest destiny and the rights of Native Americans. This attempt
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John Gast made this painting because of the Manifest Destiny. There is very little information about him because he wasn’t that well known or why he did these paintings. The painting was made in 1872. What I think this painting means when I first saw it was that it probably means peace between the settlers
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instance‚ it has a high tolerance for nonconformity. Would you believe that one software tester comes to work every day dressed in extravagant Victorian outfits? But the underlying theme that unites Microsofties is the belief that the firm has a manifest destiny to change the world. The least consequential decision by a programmer can have an outsized importance when it can affect a new release that might be used by 50 million people. Microsoft employees are famous for putting in long hours.
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the methods of the past through its pursuit of new economic and political motives. American imperialism of the late 1800s and early 1900s demonstrated the same cultural and social justification of previous expansionism. The original doctrine of Manifest Destiny‚ which emerged in the 1840s to accompany westward continental expansion‚ advocated a belief that America was destined by God to expand its borders across the continent in order to spread the blessings of liberty. As Senator Albert J. Beveridge
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We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us..... The old "manifest destiny" idea ought to be modified so that each nation has the manifest destiny to do the best it can - and that without cant‚ without the assumption of self-righteousness and with a desire to learn to the uttermost from other nations. ~Francis John McConnell I believe in America because we have great dreams - and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true. ~Wendell
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Americans believed that we must expand our borders in order to keep the country running upright. Also‚ the Americans believed that the United State‚ being one of the strongest of the nations‚ had a need to become even stronger. This is shown in the "manifest destiny" of the 1840’s. Apart from the similarities‚ there were also several differences that included the American attempt to stretch their empire across the seas and into other parts of the world. Throughout history‚ the United States had come off
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