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Manifest Destiny and Western Expansion

Manifest Destiny is a term to describe Americans desire to explore and expand across the entire continent during the 19th century. Westward Expansion began in the United States following the end of the War of 1812. Between 1816 and 1821, six new states were added to the union, and pioneer families swept westward to fill these new lands. While westward expansion impoved the lives of many Americans, it displaced thousands of Native Americans.

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Expansionist a used the term manifest destiny to justify what belief?

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The term Manifest Destiny was first used to support westward expansion to the Pacific Ocean. Manifest Destiny was a popular concept in 19th century America.

Who did manifest destiny affect?

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The United States. manifest destiny was the idea the United States should spread from coast to coast

How did anglo-saxonism fit with the idea of manifest destiny?

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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

Did the US get Alaska from manifest destiny?

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By purchasing Alaska, the US gained a strategic block from EuroAsia.

As Alaska and Siberia are the closer points the US needed to find a way to patrol the area.

How did the belief in the idea of Manifest Destiny affect the election of 1844?

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Presidential candidate James K. Polk was a pro-expansionist in the election. His opponent, Henry Clay, had no real position on it but had a history of respect for others' lands - being against Jackson's Indian Removal Act - so the clear choice to the people was Polk.

Who was involved in the manifest destiny?

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Me personally I think that the everybody believed in the Manifest Destiny and the government achieved the land so my answer is yes

What helped the us fulfill its dream of manifest destiny?

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The greediness of land fulfilled manifest destiny. The greediness of land fulfilled manifest destiny.

How is the Mormon migration part of the manifest destiny?

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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.

What areas did the US gain manifest destiny?

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California,Nevada, Utah,most of Arizona,and parts of New Mexico, Colorado,Wyoming and Texas!

What inspired the philosophy of manifest destiny?

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There are many ways in which you could explain the philosophy of Manifest destiny. You could draw diagrams for example.

How were Manifest Destiny and nationalism related?

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Manifest Destiny was the term used to describe the idea in the United States, beginning in the 1840s, that the US was destined to expand from ocean to ocean and all of North America from north to south. It developed, in part, from a great surge of nationalism (patriotism) following the War of 1812, as the nation expanded west. Because of our economic and political superiority, and due to the rapid growth of our population, and because it was God's will, our superior civilization should take over the others on the continent.

How did Manifest Destiny lead the US into armed conflict with Mexico?

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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.

How did the manifest destiny affect the Mexican Americans?

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Manifest destiny was a flawed theoretical justification for U.S. expansion an taking over of territory that was not theirs,

Same as Abraham's Lincoln's: Lincoln made a speech on the House floor in which he pointed out that the Mexicans had made no hostile acts toward the United States and had been attacked in an area which was rightfully theirs

What led to the rise of the spirit of Manifest Destiny in the 1840s?

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Greed and Arrogance lead to the rise of the spirit of manifest destiny in 1840. That spirit showed itself in the genocide and/or internment of virtually every native people living in North America.

Why did manifest destiny become an important factor in the 1840-1880's?

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it expanded the united states which helped poverty get jobs

giving us more wealth

helped the start of rail roads

the reason we have so many states

What is the answer to the Manifest destiny acrostic?

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Move west to start a new life

All americans wanted to explore the west for new oportunities

Not all people were successful

In 1803 the us doubled in size with the louisiana purchase

For many years, the british colonies clung desperatly

Exspansions of the country was a major part of history

Small land purchases and land disoutes were worked out until the u.s. strectches from the atlantic

To the atlantic coastline

How does the phrase from sea to shining sea apply to the definition of manifest destiny?

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The phrase "sea to shining sea" means the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Manifest Destiny was the idea, back in the early 1800's, that the United States should own and settle land all the way to the west pacific coast. The United States had already settled the Atlantic coast at that time.