John O ' Sulliv Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny is the belief that the expansion of the U.S. to the West was supposed to or needed to happen. People wanted more land and a fresh new start. Although, this idea may seem like a positive. Manifest Destiny is really negative. The Oregon Trail was a part of the idea of Manifest Destiny and so was the Transcontinental Railroad. However, there was both positive and negative aspects of the Oregon Trail and the Transcontinental Railroad.

In conclusion, Manifest Destiny changed the U.S. and everyone surrounding economically, socially, and geographically. America was changed economically by making money in different ways, socially by wanting different laws and governments than the surrounding peoples, and finally, geographically because they needed more land to profit from. This was a real turning point for the U.S., the indians were moved from their land, we gained Texas, which expanded our country and opened new land opportunities, and we gained more technology. Where would we be if this all wouldn’t have

The philosophy of Manifest Destiny, which led to westward expansion, caused hardships, several wars and hostilities between the US government and between people who were the first to occupy the American land. It also led to new lives, comradery, development, and an expanded economy. This led to achieving the ultimate goal of possession and the United States which spread from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

Conquering this new foreign land was the plan for English settlers that sailed here and landed on to the eastern coast of America. After many years had passed, John O 'Sullivan, a democratic leader, named this progressive movement Manifest destiny in 1845. The term Manifest Destiny originated in the 1840s. It expressed the belief that it was US Americans mission to expand their civilization and institutions across the breadth of North America. Manifest Destiny wasn’t just an idea to have all the land from one ocean to another. It was a cause every man, woman, and child believed in, if you were from the America. Most Americans truly believed that Manifest Destiny was god’s plan that we as Americans will conquer this land and make it our home. It was one of Americas great causes that everyone could support and help achieve. This movement inspired thousands of the U.S. eastern settlers to travel westward. While the idea of moving to western America was in everyone’s mind, there were many events that occurred such as: The Mexican-American war, the gold rush, and how the civil war. These events helped morph and shape our country into what it is today.

Manifest Destiny was one of the worst thing the United States have ever done. Manifest Destiny happened from 1825 to 1850. Manifest Destiny was something the Americans believed in. They basically said the God compels them to take over the land from coast to coast. The three things that contributed to Manifest Destiny were the treatment of the Native Americans by the United States government, the Texas revolution, and the Mexican American war.

Manifest Destiny is a belief in the 19th century that was both justified and unavoidable is the expansion of the US throughout the American continents. The idea of Manifest Destiny changed the American landscape by the 1860’s, how? Things that led to the change of the American landscape is to annex Texas, the declaration of war on mexico, and the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo.

Manifest Destiny was a widely held, but vaguely defined belief system popular by many in the United States during the nineteenth century. The belief was that expansion by the U.S. was justified and something that was inevitable throughout the American continents to achieve and protect the interests of its citizens. They also thought they had a god given mission to lead the world in a peaceful transition to democracy. During the first half of the nineteenth century, Manifest Destiny was carried out by any means necessary. Some of those include land acquisitions, war, removal of Native Americans and treaties. After the war of 1812, the

The impact of Manifest Destiny on a social scale can be seen in various ways. This can be seen through Americans’ gaining pride and nationalism as they expanded. Also it can be as the United States being inferior to other territories

Manifest Destiny was a popular way of thinking when it came to moving westward of the United States. The settlers and travelers who ended up staying in western lands claimed that Americans had a God-given right to increase the size of their country. While Manifest Destiny may have worked when it came to moving to new lands west of the modern-day East United States region, it created a new set of problems that divided Americans.

Manifest Destiny is the belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable that occurred in the late 1800s. The Americans moved westward into native lands and they killed off a great percentage of the buffalo population. Was it smart to move West? What were some of the consequences of their actions? When did manifest destiny start and stop?

After the success of the rebels of the American Revolution, Americans desired to shape their country in their own vision. While many ideas were significant during this time, one was silently brewing but wasn't in full effect until the 1840s. This long lasting idea was known as Manifest Destiny. In the middle of the 19th century, ideologists believed that the United States was "destined" to expand to the Pacific Ocean and beyond. Many prominent figures have assisted to fulfill Manifest Destiny, but the historical figure who made Manifest Destiny a reality was James K. Polk.

As it relates to the Mexican American war the idea of Manifest Destiny had a huge impact and part to play in the scenarios that led to the war even though the United States and Mexico already had their fair share of territorial issues.

The idea of Manifest Destiny was prevalent in America’s colonial ideologies. The popularized idea of Manifest Destiny is the desire to spread West, and it was justified by the means of the conquest of being what “God” wanted. America could be the land that stretches from sea to sea and some already had ideas of taking over lands such as the Caribbean. The land was meant for the American people and anyone who dared to say otherwise was against expansion. This idea was not created by the American government but it was rather thought up by a creative journalist named John L. O’Sullivan. Not all people thought expansion was necessary for the country, but those thoughts no longer mattered after the goal of colonizing the entirety of the land was set.

In the years leading up to the idea of manifest destiny, the nation was on the verge of exploding. The eastern seaboard had become very crowded and still more people were coming in to the new nation that was the United States. It was time for action. It was time to set sights towards the west and explore this unknown country. At the end of the War of 1812, westward movement became a remarkable exodus of people across the continent, despite some continuous pushes westward in pockets of the newly formed country. Even though abolitionists believed the expansion into the west would increase the slave trade and the greed of the U.S. was becoming increasingly difficult to manage as more land was taken from Mexico, under the guardianship of the Monroe

Some of the negative consequences of the Manifest Destiny was conflict with Mexico and more slavery in the new acquired territory. In the Mexican American war, there were two perspectives on that issue. The Mexican perspective is that America started the war because American troops were on Mexican land and the Mexicans thought the Americans would attack them so they started defending themselves (Doc B). The American perspective was complete opposite than the Mexicans and this conflict would remain between the two countries for many years. Following the Mexican American war was the California Gold Rush. The Gold Rush occurred from 1848-1855 (O.I.). Everyone would go out to California because there was abundant gold in that territory. However, people didn’t know what to expect. Many individuals became selfish and wanted to go out west to become rich. With all these people moving out westward, there needed to be a sense of order. Also, as people moved west, the Native Americans felt threatened of their land and always felt like the minority. (Doc F). With all the commotion westward, the Native Americans felt threatened. One reason being that with all the people westward, the transcontinental railroad was built to make transportation easier. This was a huge benefit in society however a very negative thing to the Native Americans. The transcontinental railroad caused many buffalo to die out which