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    Manifest Destiny Marketing Plan Section: 702 Business 12 Eric Gully‚ Jianhua Liu‚ Earl Magee‚ Deepti Nagpal‚ Louis Njowo ‚ Brittany Partridge 4/25/2016   III. MARKETING A. Major marketing objectives and goals Manifest Destiny’s goal is obtain 40 acres of property off of Country Road 181A in Salida Co. and begin the process of clearing and planting the rye fields

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    West drew increasing numbers of American settlers despite the hardships of the journey and the difficult living conditions that waited them at their journey’s end. Thus Americans were immediately sized on the phrase " Manifest Destiny"- believing that United State’s destiny is manifest‚ inevitable‚ to expand to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican territory. Various factors in the United States in early 1800’s caused the nation to become grabbed with the Western Expansion. First‚ there were geographical

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    battled against the army of Mexico. John L. O’Sullivan stated that‚ “Our Manifest Destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.” The citizens around 19th century believed that it was our right to expand westward and take over territories. James K. Polk‚ who ran for president‚ declared that our country was meant to become a “Manifest Destiny.” The Manifest Destiny basically meant that the expansion throughout the American

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    Throughout the history of America‚ the country has obtained a tremendous amount of land. One of the biggest excuses for expansion was the idea of ‘manifest destiny’. In the 1840’s‚ this popular idea was used as the reason for America’s westward expansion. ‘Manifest destiny’ is a term coined by Americans in order to reinstate the idea that they were destined‚ by God Himself‚ to spread their beliefs. Therefore‚ Euro-Americans pillaged the Native American’s land‚ believing it was what their God wanted

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    One could say that President Roosevelt’s imperialistic* actions of the time in the Philippines‚ Guam‚ and Puerto Rico was another step in fulfilling America’s “Manifest Destiny”. The phrase coined by John O’Sullivan defines the belief that America’s purpose is essentially‚ by divine providence‚ to spread American values‚ such as democracy‚ across the North American continent (O’Sullivan)‚ and later applied to the colonization

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    Manifest Destiny” is by far one of the most important terminologies in American history; and‚ is a crucial stepping stone towards the making of the American nation. However‚ it is neither a written law or a process. “Manifest Destiny” was coined by John O’ Sullivan‚ an influential political writer and American columnist‚ in his essay “Annexation” written in 1845 which was influenced by American-Mexican war. It is the notion believed by Americans that expanding to the West is a self-fulfilling prophecy

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    (Olson-Raymer‚ “Whose Manifest Destiny...”). As more settlers came into California in search of gold‚ the Indians were soon a source of controversy. Indian slavery was allowed‚ and militias were given the power to decimate Indian populations. California’s Act for the Government and Protection of Indians did little to actually protect Indians‚ instead actually promoting oppression (Olson-Raymer‚“Whose Manifest Destiny...

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    Dawson III‚ Joseph G. 2006. “Leaders for Manifest Destiny: American Volunteer Colonels Serving in the U.S.-Mexican War.” American Nineteenth Century History 7‚ no.2: 253-279. This source provides information of the American Volunteers‚ from before and after the war. Also briefly summarizes the military movements and is much more detailed with their explanation of the training and responsibilities each solider had. Also includes their methods for encouraging others to enlist. Along with the volunteers

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    What lead to to rise of the spirit of Manifest Destiny in the 1840s and how did that spirit express  itself in the American expansionism of the decade.    During the Age of Reform in the mid­nineteenth century‚ Manifest Destiny pervaded the  United States‚ destined by God. It was stimulated by nationalism‚ democracy‚ and ideals of  America to expand cultural superiority. This attitude helped fuel western settlement‚ Native  American removal and war with Mexico. For centuries the americans have been gradually 

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    Manifest Destiny This painting (1872) by John Gast called American Progress‚ is an allegorical representation of the modernization of the new west. Here Columbia‚ intended as a personification of the United States‚ leads civilization westward with American settlers‚ stringing telegraph wire as she travels; she holds a school book. The different economic activities of the pioneers are highlighted and‚ especially‚ the changing forms of transportation. The Native Americans and wild animals flee.

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