Manifest Destiny was a Propaganda tool that convinced Americans that not only was it possible to take further land to expand the nation, but that it was the morally right thing to do. It gave them a justification for pushing the Indians and Mexicans out, and, with the help of land grants from the government, spurred Americans to settle the frontier.
Indian Removal, the Democratic party, and "Manifest Destiny"
Manifest Destiny, Indian Removal Acts, and the Homestead Act were all ideas and policies that justified westward expansion.
Andrew Jackson passed the Indian removal act.
It permitted American settlement on Indian land.
Since "Manifest Destiny" was the belief that the U.S. was ordained by God to spread to the Pacific Ocean, the annexation of Mexican territory is the best answer here. The other issues deal with slavery or slavery in the territories of the United States.
He passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830 which helped America expand into the west.
It comes from an Indian word meaning "friends" it was called tahos before
the age of jackson
No. But the Americans wanted to expand westward (also known as Manifest Destiny) so they eliminated the indians that were resisting them.
it was Indian territory.
In 1819, John Quincy Adams expressed what many Americans were thinking when he said expansion to the pacific was as inevitable "as that the Mississippi should flow to the sea." -8th grade history teacher, Rodriguez
Indian Territory was created in 1890.