The Manifest Destiny was a great time in history, it had socially impact, gained a lot of ground from the war with Mexico and economically impact too. The Manifest Destiny had a lot of background so some of it was that Manifest Destiny is the belief that Americans had the right,or even the duty, to expand westward across the North American continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. In order to accomplish this destiny, Americans did not flinch at atrocities such as provoking a war with Mexico or slaughtering Indians. This will show how the Manifest Destiny impacted America. The Manifest Destiny in the economy. America was still new and small, and its economy. Getting the new land in the Manifest Destiny would not only increase the land they owned. Manifest Destiny would help with getting land for the farmers, it also made new trade routes and market, and new opportunities appertain to start a new business. The United States of America was impacted by …show more content…
Texas Revolution, The Settlers were brought into Texas, but the Settlers had to follow two guidelines they had to be loyal to the Mexican government, become Roman Catholic. The now changing population made the Tejas angry because they were becoming overpopulated. The ever changing geography was affecting everyone and the Battle of the Alamo broke loose. The Alamo was won by the Mexicans but twelve years later the U.S. annexed Texas. Then the Mexicans became angry and started wars. The Mexican War, The United States offered Mexico, California and Mexico for thirty million dollars. They did this because they wanted to expand their land West. This war contributed to the Texas and Mexico War because America had to expand given Manifest Destiny but Mexico refused to give them a land of their own. Later the Americans finally gained the Northern half of Mexico. It soon became California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and
In 1845, the idea of Manifest Destiny was created by John O’Sullivan. Manifest Destiny continued to have a large impact on the development of the U.S. Furthermore, Manifest Destiny helped unite the U.S. through the common goal to expand, however, it further developed the split on slavery. Documents one, four, and six show that Manifest destiny led to a common goal to expand westward, specifically, unifying whig and democratic parties to a common objective. The first document was from a Whig journal and it is clear that he was for expansion,” the natural progress of events will undoubtedly give us that province[California]”(document one).
From 1820-1860 Manifest Destiny played a major role in American Politics. Manifest Destiny was the expansion of American settlement onto Western land, and the belief that it is God-given land. Manifest Destiny impacted America politically because Americans felt they had a right to all Western land, so this resulted in the creation of the Missouri Compromise of 1820,and the Mexican American War of 1846. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 created a border line between free-soil states, and slave States in Western territories. The Mexican American War of 1846 was a war between the Mexicans, and Americans for Western land.
The United States fought Mexico to get Texas and United States got Texas and that was the battle of Alamo. Mexico was angry with them because one piece of Mexico had been taken away from Unites States. Then after that battle of Alamo the United States wanted to get other parts of Mexico. The United States kept bothering Mexico to try to gain more land and Mexico became fed up with it. Mexico fought back during this time which created a lot of the wars that make up their history today.
Yes, I believe you can see attitudes of what came to be major issues developing into the manifest destiny. In the book there is an excerpt where it talks about the bountiful lands of California. It talks of how they have plentiful ports, forests for game, waters full of fish, and lands full of cattle. It makes California seem fresh for the picking, while also saying that the governmental system has flaws and anyone can take control. The whole thing makes it seem like it would be so much better if Americans from the east coast were in charge there, for they would surly know what to do with such plentiful land and not squander it like the Spaniards.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that many Americans held, that the United States was destined to someday hold land “from sea to shining sea”. Emigrants came to the new world seeking their own land and freedom. For some it was freedom for religion, and for others freedom from the feudal system of Europe. With seeming unlimited land for the taking, anyone could be a lord of the new world.
In 1846, America declared war on Mexico and fought to win much of what currently makes up the Southwestern portion of the United States. The war with Mexico was just one example of the many militant acts that undoubtably paralleled Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny emerged instinctively and inevitability out of fundamental want and need for people to explore, conquer new lands and establish new borders with other nations. With this growth came moral, cultural, social, ideological, and economic differences between people, states and countries. The term Manifest Destiny was often used by those who wanted secure territory in places like California, and Mexico.
Manifest Destiny is a unique, yet mysterious fundamental series of events in American history. No other country’s history contains such an eventful history as the United States. Amy Greenberg’s book, Manifest Destiny and American Territorial Expansion, provides documented evidence that settlers believed they were destined for expansion throughout the continent. In other words, many religious settlers believed that it was a call from God for the United States to expand west. On the other hand, people believed that Manifest Destiny vindicated the war against Mexico.
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The benefits of the Manifest Destiny outweighed the consequences. This is because the U.S was able to get more resources, increase population in the west, advance trade, and improve technology. These benefits have contributed to the economic development in the U.S. Furthermore, as the U.S were fulfilling the Manifest Destiny, they also imposed the Homestead Act, which helped evolve frontiers. The discovery of gold in the west, specifically, in California lured more people to the west.
Manifest Destiny changed the United States socially, economically and politically. It was affected socially because it became more culturally diffused; it also affected relationship with the Native Americans due to the Americans belief that they were the better race and others were inferior to them. It was affected economically because there was more land to profit off of and politically it damaged the United States and Mexico’s foreign relations. Those who believed in the manifest destiny forcefully removed Native Americans from their lands in order for the United States to gain more land. America was shifted politically, due to new tense relations with Mexico, as an effect of the Mexican
The time of Manifest Destiny was a time of true American brotherhood and comradeship. With Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk being the leading presidents of the cause during this time, it not only led to continental expansion but homicide as well. While the Americans believed they were expanding into free land, Native Americans had already settled the land centuries earlier. This led to the dark side of Manifest Destiny. Native Americans were forced to pick up their homes and resettle in areas that were less than sufficient to meet their basic needs.
Manifest Destiny involved many groups of people, but six of the main categories are the mountain men, travellers on the Oregon Trail, pioneer women, cowboys, Native Americans, and the Miners, also known as the 49ers. The mountain men were men who lived in the Rocky Mountains, and made livings as trappers who sold goods such as beavers pelts to people back East and Europe. There were over 350,000 people on the trail, and most of which were families with children. This took place mainly in the 1840s and 1860s. A subgroup of the Oregon travellers were the Pioneer women.
In the 19th Century, there were strong supporters of the ideology of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was basically the belief of expansion by settlers expanding all over America because god supposedly destined the Americans for expansions by their resources. This resulted for the Americans to find a modern mode of transportation that would make traveling from the east to the west coast easier. This resulted in a mega construction known as the Transcontinental Railroad. The railroad not only helps with transportation but with trading.
Manifest Destiny was the term used by John O’Sullivan to describe America’s desire to expand West due to reasons including both the vast amount of unclaimed land and the opportunities Americans wanted to explore. During this time, Americans believed that it was their God-given right to expand West, and therefore they were entitled to push away any groups that were in their way. Due to the mindset that the Americans could do as they pleased with the groups of people who got in their way, Manifest Destiny affected many groups of people, including the American Indians and Slaves, and continued to build up the preexisting tension between the North and South. One of the groups of people affected greatly by Manifest Destiny were the Native Americans. Manifest Destiny affected the American Indians by spreading foreign diseases to them as they moved Westward, through the Native American territory.
The Mexican-American War changed the Unites States of America in a monumental way. This war changed The U.S.A.’s relationship with foreign powers and the economic standpoint of the nation. The Mexican- American war, and its strong ties to manifest destiny, shaped the nation in a country bordered by two seas with a chance for common folk and foreigners to have a sustainable life due to the gold rush. The war can also be accounted for the downfall leading to the Civil War over the conflict of slavery due to the land purchased in the wars treaty. Conflict between Mexico and the United States began when Texas, previously part of Mexico, became part of the United States.