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Manifest Destiny was an ideal that gave most white Americans a sense of superiority. They felt they had to remove the natives and Mexicans to make way for their new heaven on earth.

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How did spirits help build America?

The Spirit of America was the can do attitude of Americans to move west and complete the government ideal of Manifest Destiny.


What groups of people were fighting against manifest destiny and why?

Various groups opposed Manifest Destiny, including Native Americans, Mexicans, and abolitionists. Native Americans fought to protect their lands and sovereignty from encroachment, while Mexicans resisted the loss of their territory following the U.S.-Mexican War. Abolitionists opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories, fearing that Manifest Destiny would exacerbate sectional tensions and entrench the institution of slavery in the United States. These groups highlighted the moral, cultural, and political consequences of America’s westward expansion.


What are facts about the manifest destiny?

Manifest Destiny was the belief that God wanted Americans to inhabit the continent, from California to the Eastern Seaboard. This didn't include Canada, which at that time was British land. American justification for American westward expansion.


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 does the author of the American progress painting want you to notice think and feel about the manifest destiny painting?

The americans support the manifest destiny

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How did spirits help build America?

The Spirit of America was the can do attitude of Americans to move west and complete the government ideal of Manifest Destiny.


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What groups of people were fighting against manifest destiny and why?

Various groups opposed Manifest Destiny, including Native Americans, Mexicans, and abolitionists. Native Americans fought to protect their lands and sovereignty from encroachment, while Mexicans resisted the loss of their territory following the U.S.-Mexican War. Abolitionists opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories, fearing that Manifest Destiny would exacerbate sectional tensions and entrench the institution of slavery in the United States. These groups highlighted the moral, cultural, and political consequences of America’s westward expansion.


How did manifest destiny help trespass Indian territory?

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.


What is the process by which Mexicans were systematically dispossessed from their ancestral lands in the American Southwest?

Manifest Destiny.


What particular attitude can a child manifest?

that a child should be healthy and intelligent


What was a common attitude toward expansion in the 1830s?

it was america's manifest destiny.


The belief that Americans had a right or duty to migrate westward was referred to as?

manifest destiny


What is when Americans thought they had the right to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

Manifest Destiny.


Americas right to expand westward was set forth in this concept?

manifest destiny


Who was against manifest destiny?

Native Americans


Who did manifest destiny help?

It helped Americans