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Because they helped find new pathes and passes through the Indies.

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They were important because they were the people who made the routes to help show people where the west is.

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The legacy of the Mountain Men affects us today. They showed us the Oregon and California Trail. They also had knowledge of west survival, and more specifically, plants and medicine.

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they brought guns and horses

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The primary goal of manifest destiny was the?

expansion of the united states westward to the pacific ocean


The major impetus behind war with Mexico came from?

Expansionists who saw the concept of Manifest Destiny as a reasonable goal for the US. Democrats interested in territorial expansion, especially for cotton agriculture.


What are examples of manifest destiny?

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.


What was manifest destiny why did it make Americans move west?

People traveled West during Manifest Destiny to settle the previously unknown areas of the country. It was the goal of the President Andrew Jackson to expand the freedoms known to the states on the East Coast throughout the rest of the nation.


What factors were most influential in the subjugation of the American Indians?

Technology was on the side of the white intruders. True, that era did not boast a lot ofcomplex technology, but a repeating rifle was far, far ahead of a bow and arrow or tomahawk. The major goal of subjugating Native Americans was to...get rid of them. They were seen as an annoying roadblock to the Manifest Destiny. The Manifest Destiny idea -- today we would laugh at it -- held that God had determined the American continent should belong to whites. Native American dealings are a dark stain on US history.

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The primary goal of manifest destiny was the?

expansion of the united states westward to the pacific ocean


What lead James Knox Polk enter the Mexican American War?

He believed strongly that western expansion was essential for the United States. He made Manifest Destiny the goal of his administration and he achieved his goal.


What impact did the Louisiana Purchase have historically and geographically on the US?

it gave the united states more land and helped the u.s. accomplish our goal of the manifest destiny.


What was the belief was known as that the US should extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

The term is Manifest Destiny. It was a 19th-century (1800s) doctrine or belief that people were justified in ensuring the expansion of the US throughout the American continents. Manifest Destiny was seen as both a moral right and a practical inevitable goal for the US to succeed as a nation. Of course, no one included "greed" or "treat others as you would treat yourself" in this moral stance of Manifest Destiny.


What was the goal of expansionists in regard to Texas New Mexico and California?

They sought Manifest Destiny. A nation that spread from Sea to Shining Sea, and nothing less would satisfy them.


What treaty gave the US a huge amount of land and accomplished the goal of manifest destiny?

No treaty was involved with the Louisiana Purchase, but it was bought by the United States from France and it BEGAN the movement west.


The major impetus behind war with Mexico came from?

Expansionists who saw the concept of Manifest Destiny as a reasonable goal for the US. Democrats interested in territorial expansion, especially for cotton agriculture.


What are examples of manifest destiny?

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.


What was manifest destiny why did it make Americans move west?

People traveled West during Manifest Destiny to settle the previously unknown areas of the country. It was the goal of the President Andrew Jackson to expand the freedoms known to the states on the East Coast throughout the rest of the nation.


How did manifest destny influence us expansion?

Manifest Destiny influenced Us Expansion since it gave the United State's citizens a goal to work towards. This made us more hostile towards other countries in North America and therefor allowed for us to be able to take up the lands that create the united states in a number of ways. While we did not rid all other influences from North America The United States did gain a lot of territory because of Manifest Destiny.


What factors were most influential in the subjugation of the American Indians?

Technology was on the side of the white intruders. True, that era did not boast a lot ofcomplex technology, but a repeating rifle was far, far ahead of a bow and arrow or tomahawk. The major goal of subjugating Native Americans was to...get rid of them. They were seen as an annoying roadblock to the Manifest Destiny. The Manifest Destiny idea -- today we would laugh at it -- held that God had determined the American continent should belong to whites. Native American dealings are a dark stain on US history.


Did the United States enter World War I because of Wilson's new manifest destiny?

Wilson did use that term to indicate that the United States had an obligation to lead the free world, ie., democratic governments. But that goal was only a part of the reasons for the US entry into World War 1.