With Antebellum America followed a desire for Manifest Destiny. The people soon wanted to own all of the land in the country and began moving west. While this westward movement seemed euphoric for the Americans‚ advertised nearly as a getaway from the already crowded east‚ such a feeling did not exist for the Indians. Manifest Destiny was an aggressive imperialism pursued at the expense of others due to the facts that it was made out to be an expansion prearranged by Heaven when it simply was the
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commenced the desire to expand further west and began to do so. Although the phrase "Manifest Destiny" was first coined by John L. Sullivan in 1845 when discussing the annexation of Texas. The phrase rose in popularity describing the belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. This way of thinking became a prominent force in motivating westward expansion in the country. This expansionist way of thinking managed to influence changes and maintain
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In my opinion‚ the ideology of Manifest Destiny did shape the lives of ordinary Americans who traveled and settled the West. Americans invoke divine providence‚ national superiority‚ and Exceptionalism. Additionally‚ it expressed both national political objectives and the goals of ordinary men and women who settled the West. However‚ the start of settling in the West was not an expeditious process. Since there was no imperial power that had yet reach any political or military control over the large
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The Proclamation of 1763 stated that British colonists must not expand from the colonies westward past the Appalachian mountains. Intending to curb spending after the war and save themselves from another bloody conflict with the French and/or the Indians again‚ the English nationals issues this decree straight from the throne. This‚ as was going to be the theme for the next few decades‚ did not sit well with the colonial Americans. They‚ drifting further and further from being under the relentless
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Westward Expansion began in 1803 and led to the settlement of much of the modern United States. However‚ the United States was not settled quickly. In fact‚ it was not settled at all. Instead the so called “settlers” murdered thousands of Native Americans ripping them from their sacred lands‚ their homes‚ and their families.On the other hand‚ the white settlers felt as if the natives were inferior and used the ideals of social darwinism to justify their actions. This savage expansion was truly the
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think of freedom or opportunity. That was exactly what the frontier provided. The frontier came to symbolize America for numerous of reasons. The frontier gave everyone opportunity’s including black‚ female‚ or even deprived white. With the westward expansion‚ you were allowed to build your own empire no matter your primary status. Especially with the Homestead Act now in place‚ it made the West very promising. The Homestead Act was an act that assured 160 acres of free land to any citizen who settled
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and respect; however‚ could a nation so great preserve indigenous societies continuously impeding the country’s potential growth without giving up on aspirations of success and expansion? Would our country exist as the power symbol it is today without certain actions that removed the barriers preventing American expansion and growth? Although the aboriginal people of America had claimed their land before the settlement of white colonists‚ the Native Americans proved an impediment towards the ultimate
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for wealthy people to invest money. Despite all these countless opportunities‚ the trip westward was beyond capabilities of many Americans. Many people could not afford to pay for the long trip out West. To facilitate the migration of Americans to the west‚ the federal government passed several laws. These laws did everything from providing free land to the expansion of railroads westward. This westward expansion did not come without a price. Unfortunately‚
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the U.S history the growth and expansion of the nation had been always prevalent in the minds of the American people and it was manifested during different eras in their artworks as a reference to what they called Manifest Destiny. This is a term for the common belief during the nineteen century period of American expansion that the United States not only could‚ but was destined to‚ stretch from the east coast to west coast. Also‚ according to this belief‚ this expansion would involve not only territorial
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The Westward Expansion Impact As the 19th century progresses‚ more and more settlers arrived in the US and the yearn for open space and freedom had grown tremendously. The US had decided to push westwards due to this.Thousands of settlers began to pour into the new land. Through the exciting and promising land acquisitions‚ there was a dark history behind the westward expansion that was never fully acknowledged. Although America had enforced westwards expansion‚ it did not acknowledge the Native
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