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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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What did supporters of the manifest destiny believe?
Expansion was needed to keep the United States safe from its enemies.
What are to pro's and con's of buying a wimpey no fines property?
There are no serious problems with no fines of which I am aware. The houses suffer from fairly poor insulation qualities and this can sometimes cause condensation depending on environmental conditions but this can be rectified by applying an external insulation. Some of them contain asbestos in various forms. Mortgage lenders will in general lend on normal terms (houses not flats) although if there is the merest hint of a problem most will require a structural engineer's report. They are in the main ex-local authority properties so suffer from a typical "low status" image but if snobbery doesn't affect you you will tend to find that they are good value for money in terms of plot and building size. I have surveyed these buildings on many occasions over the last 15 years mostly in Herts and Beds and never encountered a serious defect so far.
What does a journal written by frontier settlers most likely tell you about Manifest Destiny?
A historical journal written by a frontier settler gives you unparalled access into the great minds being the concept of manifest destiny. These early settlers believed that they were destined to explore this continent and that it was their duty to do it.
What did the idea of manifest destiny mean?
The United States should reach from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Manifest destiny was the idea that it was the nation's destiny to expand across the continent to the Pacific.
Great Britain.
President Wilson gave his speech about the Fourteen Points in 1918 when Manifest Destiny was accomplished. The Monroe Doctrine was focused on European involvement with the Americas. Wilson claimed that he wanted to stop colonization and he wished to create a League of Nations that would be dedicated to the prevention of international conflicts. In 1919, 44 countries signed the treaty that established the League of Nations however because of the isolationists in Congress the United States was not one of those who signed. Due to the lack of participation of the United States the League of Nations was a failed attempt at a general association of nations.
What economic benefits could the US get from following the ideals of Manifest Destiny?
Economics is all about growth. The more your company grows, the better it does. Growth is good.
Manifest Destiny was the idea that it was America's most important (manifest) destiny to grow from shore to shore. As the country expanded, new markets were formed for goods and services. Those new markets in turn provided resources such as coal, oil, precious metals, and later on food and their own manufactured goods and services. All this boils down to one thing: economic growth.
Today, we believe that it is America's Manifest Destiny to "Americanize" the world in terms of freedom and democracy and capitalism. If other countries shared these ideals, American business and, by default, its people, would prosper. But there is a downside, too. If the whole world were to "Americanize," then competition would grow exponentially greater than it is now. The consumers would prosper, but America as a whole might not.
With all that said, however, the main benefit of Manifest Destiny principles is economic growth.
What trails did people use to travel west of the Mississippi?
Trails originally used by native Americans for trade plus newer trails blazed by explorers and guides. Some of these trails acquired the names:
- Oregon trail
- California trail
- Mormon trail
- Santa Fe trail
- Bozeman trail
- etc.
What is the mean destiny for venus?
The mean density of Venus is approximately 5.24 grams per cubic centimeter. This density is similar to that of Earth, suggesting that Venus has a similar composition, primarily made up of rock and metal. The high density indicates a substantial metallic core and a silicate mantle, reflecting its geological similarities to our planet despite its harsh surface conditions.
Why were the native aericans ignored in manifest destiny?
Manifest Destiny took lands from Native Americans. The philosophy of it was that God wanted the people of the United States to move west and settle land. From the very start of the colonization of North America the Native American tribes were seen as secondary and inconsequential. With the election of Jackson the philosophy of a "good Indian was a dead one" came full circle. Tribes were forced to move onto reservations and attacked by federal troops. Millions of buffalo were killed to starve the plains tribes and Native American children were separated from the tribes and families and put in government schools. The whole history of the relationship between the Native American tribes and the American government is one of abuse, death, and taking ancestral lands.
James K. Polk
Was there a sign of manifest destiny in the Panama Canal?
I can not see any connection of the Panama Canal to manifest destiny. The dream of manifest destiny was actualized long before anybody had any serious hope building a canal across Panama.
i think it was Martin Van Buren but i would make sure with someone who really knows about the US expansion i hope i helped
What weapons were used by the Mormons at Mountain Meadows?
Mountain Meadows: To answer a question about the Mountain Meadows Massacre you first must get a understanding about what was happening in Utah at that time.
In July of 1857, a Army of 2,500 soldiers were ordered to Utah. Rumors spread that the Army was marching on the Mormons. Pres. Brigham Young fearing the worst, called out the militia and prepared for War. Young and the Mormon community feared renewed persecutions and possibly annihilation by a large body of federal troops. Fearing the worst, Young ordered residents throughout Utah territory to prepare for evacuation, making plans to burn their homes and property and to stockpile food and stock feed. Young also sent George A. Smith to the settlements of southern Utah to prepare them for action and to secure a southern route of retreat.
Gen. Johnston and his Army didn't help matters. Soldiers boasted of killing Mormons. An attempt to enter Utah in Nov. 1857 failed because of a blizzard. On November 21, 1857, Cumming (Utah's new Governor) sent a proclamation to the citizens of Utah declaring them to be in rebellion, and soon after, a grand jury was formed at Camp Scott, Wyoming, (near Fort Bridger) which indicted two Mormon prisoners, Brigham Young, and over sixty other members of the Mormon hierarchy for treason.Johnston awaited resupply and reinforcement and prepared to attack the Mormon positions after the spring thaw. In the spring of 1858 and additional 3,000 troops (totaling 5,500) were sent to meet up with the main column in Wyoming.
During the winter and spring of 1857-1858 incidents took place that helped confirm that the Mormon people were about to be attacked. Despite Young's efforts, Native Americans attacked Mormon settlements during the course of the Utah War, including a raid on Fort Limhi on the Salmon River in Oregon Territory in February 1858 and attacks in Tooele County just west of Great Salt Lake City. In sermons on August 16, and again one month later, Young publicly urged emigrant wagon trains to keep away from the Territory.
Now enter an emigrant train from Arkansas (Baker-Fancher party) enroute to California with about 120 members, coming into the Utah Territory during this turbulent time. The Baker--Fancher party chose to take the Old Spanish Trail, which passed through southern Utah (the route the Mormons planned to retreat). In early September of 1857 the emigrant train camped at Mountain Meadows near Cedar City, Utah. The emigrant train had created problems for the settlers along it's route southward through the Mormon settlements, enticing the Native Americans and boasting of going to California to get an Army from California and attack the Mormons from the West.
In the afternoon of Sunday, September 6, Haight held his weekly Stake High Council meeting after church services, and brought up the issue of what to do with the emigrants. The plan for an Indian massacre was discussed, but not all the Council members agreed it was the right approach. The Council resolved to take no action until Haight sent a rider, James Haslam, out the next day to carry an express to Salt Lake City (a six-day round trip on horseback) for Brigham Young's advice.
On September 7, 1857, the party was attacked by Mormon militiamen (led by John D. Lee) dressed as Native Americans and some Native American Paiutes. The Baker-Fancher party defended itself by encircling and lowering their wagons, wheels chained together, along with digging shallow trenches and throwing dirt both below and into the wagons, which made a strong barrier. Seven emigrants were killed during the opening attack and were buried somewhere within the wagon encirclement. Sixteen more were wounded. The attack continued for five days, during which the besieged families had little or no access to fresh water or game food and their ammunition was depleted. Meanwhile, organization among the local Mormon leadership reportedly broke down. Eventually fear spread among the militia's leaders that some emigrants had caught sight of white men, and had probably discovered who their attackers really were. This resulted in an order to kill all the emigrants, with the exception of small children.
Brigham Young received the rider, James Haslam, at his office on the same day. When he learned what was contemplated by the members of the church in Parowan and Cedar City, he sent back a letter stating the Baker-Fancher party be allowed to pass through the territory unmolested. Young's letter supposedly arrived two days too late, on September 13, 1857.
Although a Presidential pardon was given to all the inhabitants of Utah by Pres. Buchanan in 1858, eventually upon learning of the massacre of the emigrant train in Mountain Meadows an investigation was conducted. The Civil War stopped further proceedings until after 1865. Finally in 1870 arrests were made and trials conducted. John D. Lee's first trial was conducted on July 23, 1875, in which the jury became a 'Hung Jury' (no verdict). The second trial started on Sept. 13, 1876 in which he was convicted and sentenced to death.
John D. Lee was executed by firing squad in 1877.
Now your answer: Guns and knives.
What happened after the settlers occupied the native Americans land during manifest destiny?
People killed the natives in honor of their god.
What were the driving forces behind the US quest for Manifest Destiny during the 19th century?
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, according to the theory. In 1845, John L. O'Sullivan wrote an article about the annexation of Texas and first used the term, manifest destiny.
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