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There remains the myth that the term of Manifest Destiny coined by a Harvard educated journalist in 1840, was the reason that Americans wanted to expand the nation from the Atlantic to Pacific oceans. Facts and human nature argue against having this "destiny" do anything but make good editorial pieces in newspapers. In 1803, the US had already bought from France the huge territory of the Louisiana Purchase. Also, as per the peace agreement ending the American Revolutionary War, Great Britain had ceded all their claims eastward from the Mississippi boundary. The huge republic of Texas was an independent republic and not attached to any Manifest Destiny ideas. Winning the war against Mexico gave the US all the Southwest territories and California, Mexico could not defend anyway. The prospect of free land programs to settle the west was just good government. The 1849 gold rush also brought people west. There was no "gold" in the 1840 slogan of manifest destiny. The British as example created its Canada from Quebec to Vancouver without any "slogans". Alaska and its gold was a purchase from Russia in 1867. The ability of the US to build good roads and railroads brought people west. Manifest destiny was a slogan that did not settle the West or Utah. The myth persists despite the facts that clear up why America expanded.
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What describes the idea that it was God and plan for US expand across the continent?
manifest destiny
What was the belief that God intended for America to extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific?
Manifest Destiny
Who believe in manifest destiny?
manifest destiny is the belief that the US would spread across North America.
What was the belief that the US should expand its territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
It was known as Manifest Destiny and was a factor in American foreign policy during the 19th century.
Why was manifest destiny relevant to the US?
Type your answer here... Manifest destiny was A ideogly that the US should contain of North America
The belief that the US should extend from the Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean was know as?
Manifest Destiny was the idea that Americans had the right to all the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
What does 'manifest destiny' mean?
manifest destiny- is the belief that the US was destined to stretch across the continent from the Atlantic to the pacific.
What name was given to the belief that the us should expand to the pacific ocean?
Manifest Destiny
What philosophy meant that the US was set apar to extend its boundaries all the way to the pacific?
Manifest Destiny
What did the Manifest Destiny do to the expansion of the US?
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What did Manifest Destiny have to do with the expansion of the US?
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Where did manifest destiny take place?
It took place throughout the US. Manifest Destiny: The belief that the US should keep expanding to the west.
