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    As a southern land speculator‚ I would argue for Manifest Destiny and westward expansion. If our country is to be a powerful nation we must use any means to become powerful. By acquiring more land moving westward we can open up more land for slavery and create more jobs in new villages as well as public work projects like railroads and canals. With so much opportunity out west‚ I can acquire land and sell it so those eager for that land. Dealing with the problem of Native Americans‚ President Jackson

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    The Westward Expansion: Manifest Destiny The Manifest Destiny is defined as a widely held belief in the U.S that settlers were destined to expand across North America . Before the American colonies won their independence in the Revolutionary War‚ settlers were moving West into what is now known as the states Kentucky and Tennessee‚ along with parts of the Ohio Valley and some in the southern regions. At the end of the War of 1812 there was the Indian Removal Act people had to worry about ‚ in 1830

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    newly settle country. The Westward expansion is one of the defining themes of the 19th century American history both in positive and destructive ways. By the 1840s‚ 40% of the population of the US lived in the expandetery western territories. They left the east to move to the West to become wealthy and successful in the west. They saw the west as a chance to claim land‚ make money and to create a ‘moving forward’ society. John O’sullivan coined the term ‘Manifest Destiny’. Basically saying that

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    major part of North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean‚ manifest destiny played a significant role. The manifest destiny of the country was to expand and grow as much as possible to provide ample space for the millions of people to come (Tindall & Shi‚ 2013). This growth and expansion increased opportunities for economic development including manufacturing and exportation of products. Once the expansion reached the Pacific Ocean and the borders were defined with Mexico and Canada

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    territories of the United States in order to start a new life there. “Manifest Destiny” was a phrase coined by John L. O’Sullivan‚ which was the belief that Americans had the god given right to expand westward and spread their democratic ideals. Many believe Manifest Destiny was a positive movement that had many benefits‚ but it can be argued that it was a destructive act of greed that resulted in the causality of others. The expansion of the United States involved many aggressive moves made by the U

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    principal factor in facilitating westward expansion was the attitude propagated by the government and sold to the citizens of the nation. This attitude of forging a new destiny and seeking economic prosperity at any cost was known as Manifest destiny and served as a justification for Americans to expand regardless of any obstacles in their way. The phrase was coined in the July 1845 Democratic Review article “Annexation” by editor John O’Sullivan‚ who wrote “manifest destiny to overspread the continent

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    How did Manifest Destiny Change the U.S by the 1860’s? Manifest Destiny: the belief that the expansion of the US was both justified and inevitable. Manifest Destiny was a lifestyle that almost all Americans lived by in the 1800s; Manifest Destiny helped shape the United States into the country it is today. In the Earlier 19th century‚ the idea of Manifest Destiny spread like wildfire throughout the young United Sates. It started in 1803‚ when Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase

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    to as Manifest Destiny. This means that the United states wanted to stretch from ocean to ocean. With this goal came to inventions like the telegraph and the railroad‚ and with these inventions came the Westward Expansion. Although Manifest Destiny benefited the United States‚ it harmed the Native Americans. Due to Manifest Destiny and the Westward expansion‚ the Native Americans were stripped of their land and culture. One of the main things Native Americans didn’t like about the westward expansion

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    The Oregon Trail was one of the most prolific and destiny-changing events in American history. The expedition gave way to tremendous changes in terms of exploration and trade‚ acting as a gateway to westward migration and settling the western frontier. The trail stretches roughly 2‚000 miles of rugged terrain from Missouri to Oregon. It can be one of the most overlooked events in the US’s history‚ but regardless‚ it has positively impacted the country’s history. The Oregon Trail was crucial to seeing

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    westward expansion disrupted native american lives after the civil war due to expansionist invading their lands and taking their freedom‚ while simultaneously destroying their culture and population. the issue of land was one of the largest controversies pertaining to westward expansion. In an era characterized by rapid population growth and economic depression‚ the pull to move west was strong in the white settlers hoping for a better life. The Homestead Act further encouraged settlers to migrate

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