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Ask us anythingLeading Americans such as John Quincy Adams John O'Sullivan and Sam Houston all believed in the idea of Manifest Destiny. What did that mean?
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Why was the idea of manifest destiny important to Americans?
It was important since many Americans believed in the God, who "led" them. Also, Americans who believed in Manifest Destiny thought that expansion would also open new opportunities for the United States economy.
What was the name of the idea that Americans believed about how far their country should reach?
manifest destiny
Why do you think Americans believed in manifest destiny?
It was a romantic idea, and, possibly unconsciously, fit in with their notions of white supremacy and racial superiority.
Since colonial times Americans had believed that their nation's mission was to serve as a model of freedom and democracy. How did that vision changed in the 1800s.?
Manifest Destiny
Since colonial times Americans had believed that their nations mission was to serve as a model of freedom and democracy. How did this vision change in the 1800s?
Manifest Destiny
In the mid-1800s American who believed in the idea of Manifest Destiny thought that?
Americans had a God-given right to expand their superior civilization to new territory
Who believed in manifest destiny were known as?
Expansionist
What was the belief in the 19th century that the US would extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean?
This was called Manifest Destiny.manifest destinyThis belief was called "manifest destiny." Americans believed that it was their right, and America's inevitable future, to overtake all of North America.
Why did land hungry Americans support manifest destiny?
The land hungry American supported the manifest destiny as they believed it was the Anglo-Saxon responsibility to spread their civilization across the nation. This also allowed expansionist to remove Indians from the territories they desired.
Did the New England Colonies ever be nice to the Native Americans?
People that believed in Manifest Destiny, thought that Native Americans were in there way to expand westward. Andrew Jackson, a president, (I don't know which one I think, 7th) disobeyed the constitution to get the Natives out of Georgia and past the Mississippi River, which was really rough without cars or any other gas powered vehicles around. Though not everyone hated Native Americans and believed Manifest Destiny.
When Americans embraced the idea of Manifest Destiny they believed?
The USA should extend from ocean to ocean.
What was the name of people who believed in manifest destiny?
expansionists
