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That it could be a selfish and self centered way to think and a justification for expansion.
In the late 1800's, English speaking nations thought of themselves as having superior character and systems of government and were therefore destined to control other nations...from The American Vision history book
Americans believed that no other nation should be allowed to keep the United States from fulfilling its destiny. "Manifest Destiny"- (meaning obvious or undenniable fate) The war against Mexico helped the U.S. achieve its manifest destiny by defeating Santa Anna's forces and capturing the Mexican capital of September 14th, bringing the war to an end.
No it was a stupid way to steal land from natives
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.
That it could be a selfish and self centered way to think and a justification for expansion.
In the late 1800's, English speaking nations thought of themselves as having superior character and systems of government and were therefore destined to control other nations...from The American Vision history book
Americans believed that no other nation should be allowed to keep the United States from fulfilling its destiny. "Manifest Destiny"- (meaning obvious or undenniable fate) The war against Mexico helped the U.S. achieve its manifest destiny by defeating Santa Anna's forces and capturing the Mexican capital of September 14th, bringing the war to an end.
In the late 1800's, English speaking nations thought of themselves as having superior character and systems of government and were therefore destined to control other nations...from The American Vision history book
No it was a stupid way to steal land from natives
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.
Manifest Destiny is the belief that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean. It has also been used to advocate and justify other territorial acquisitions. Advocates of Manifest Destiny believed that expansion was not only good, but that it was obvious ("manifest") and certain ("destiny"). Originally a political catch phrase of the 19th century, "Manifest Destiny" eventually became a standard historical term, often used as a synonym for the expansion of the United States across the North American continent.
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.
The Spanish-American war and US occupation of Cuba and the Phillipines, among other things.
The concept of "manifest destiny" assumed that the US was ordained to control the continent, which had previously been inhabited only by non-industrial native tribes. When it became apparent that no other country would seriously challenge the US in the Americas, manifest destiny became the hallmark of political thinking in the 19th century.
The migration of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Utah helped the idea of Manifest Destiny progress in that a new territory was settled by the Church. However, there is a subtle distinction between the two migration patterns. Manifest Destiny was the idea that the United States had the moral privilege of expanding from coast to coast; the Church migration, on the other hand, was done out of necessity to escape persecution and was done as a group of colonists rather than as agents for United States expansion.
The US propaganda that expanding the US border all the way to the Pacific Ocean was the country's "destiny". There is nothing to support this silly idea other than to justify taking what isn't yours.