Manifest Destiny: Fuel American Imperialism

Manifest Destiny was the idea that it was America’s destiny to spread across the entire continent of North America. It was started by a group of expansionist called the Young American Movement and they were affiliated with the Democratic Party. By their idea, America was able to double its size and obtain new land from Mexico and Britain. However, this also caused pain to the Native Americans. In the end, America obtained new land, and its people achieved what they believed to be their God given right to expand and move west.

The Manifest Destiny in terms of our country means the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. It was the attitude towards the American expansion, that the United States not only could but was destined to stretch from coast to coast. There are many components of the Manifest Destiny, those components individually created separate reasons to conquer new land. Yet they came together to exemplified Americans need to dominate from pole to pole. The darker side of the Manifest Destiny is the belief that the white man had the right to destroy anything and anyone. “The End of Retirement” is a story that illustrates the dark side of the Manifest Destiny and the search for more. In the story, the author follows the protagonist named Linda May, a sixty year-old former cocktail waitress, Home Depot clerk, and general contractor.

Manifest Destiny is a term coined by John L. Sullivan in 1845 when talking about the annexation of Texas. He believed, along with other expansionists, that it’s inevitable that the US population would spread across North America because the land is given by Providence to the United States and that it’s natural that the land should be part of the country [Doc 1]. The idea of westward expansion and Manifest Destiny had positive and negative effects on the politics, society and the economics of the United States and

Manifest Destiny is a term used to depict the purpose for the US venture into the West. Manifest Destiny is a term begat by John L. Sullivan in 1845 when discussing the extension of Texas. He accepted, alongside different expansionists, that it's inescapable that the US populace would spread crosswise over North America on the grounds that the land is given by Providence to the United States and that it's common that the land ought to be a piece of the nation.

Manifest destiny was the idea that the US was destined to expand from sea to sea. This idea brought on a growing amount of land and a growing amount of freedoms. As seen in the picture, the angel is leading the way westward and shining the light of freedom. This idea of more land made the Americans hopeful that they would gain liberty and opportunity with the growing nation. The natives, slaves, and free blacks sought liberty themselves. Just like how the Americans sought freedoms William Apes stated that “ they want what I want” (Apes, GML 388). The idea of more liberty and freedom is what drove the Americans and the minorities during this time.

Manifest Destiny is our god given right to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans. During Manifest Destiny there were many different cases that helped out country like expanding to Texas through the Mexican American War, and finding gold in California which will be later called the gold rush.

While Manifest Destiny and territorial expansion created conflict with foreign nations, including the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), and within the United States, it worked to unify the United States from 1830 to 1860 by strengthening the nation as a whole, creating economic opportunities for people from all different walks of life, and expanding the United States through the annexation of Texas and the acquisition of California from Mexico.

Define and discuss the phrase "Manifest Destiny." Explain how this belief came to divide the nation. Manifest destiny was based on a belief presented by John O'Sullivan. He was a newspaper editor and publisher. In 1845, he said that the aggressive westward expansion of the nation was vital to the prosperity of the country. He believed that it was every American's right to bring the ideas of freedom, democracy and Christianity to the Indians as well as Mexicans. In his view, these groups were nothing more than savages who needed to be taught the most civilized ways to live. (Faragher, 2009)

Although many Americans perceived the Manifest Destiny as a benevolent movement, it was in fact an aggressive imperialism pursued at the expense of others. The movement promoted cultural superiority and extended the already existing sectional crisis. Advocates of the Manifest Destiny envisioned a vast empire that prioritized liberty. Included in this empire would be Canada, Mexico, Caribbean and Pacific Islands, and hopefully the rest of the world.

The Manifest Destiny was the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast. Manifest Destiny was mainly accomplished by the Monroe Doctrine, the annexation of Texas, and the Mexican-American War, but we were not a true continental power yet. After 1850, the Civil War, westward expansion, and the rise of big business made the United States a true continental power.

The expansion of the United States from its thirteen original colonies to the nation it is today was a very extensive process, involving numerous wars and treaties. The greatest one of these expansion periods occurred from the 1830s to the 1860s, largely due to the idea of Manifest Destiny, the belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent to the Pacific coast. This development played a major role in dividing the North and the South by contributing to contrasting ideologies of the two regions towards social and economic foundations of the new territory, and would eventually lead up to the Civil War, literally dividing the nation into two. Territorial expansion fashioned racial and social

Manifest Destiny was a mindset that played a crucial role in the expansion of the United States, and if it had not been thought of, America would not be the way we know it today in regards to how big it is. In this essay, I will discuss how it helped shape America, how it began, how it would affect events that happened later on in American history as a result, and how it led to making America what it is today.

Manifest Destiny dealt with continental expansion with in America during the 1840s. It is said and "believed that God intended for the American people to extend their country from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean." The Manifest Destiny was with the Mexican War. There was a belief that Americans would promote freedom as well as democracy and taking control over the continent westwards.

The visual ‘American Progress’ and the written resource on Manifest Destiny by John O’Sullivan are significant. Both of these resources are based on the idea of westward expansion. The visual symbolizes Americans going westward, to the unknown. The unknown is symbolized by dark clouds covering the west, which is where the Americans are headed. The title of the visual supports the idea that the image is about expanding westward. ‘American Progress’ implies that Americans are advancing, and the image shows Americans moving west. This must mean that the visual is about Americans advancing to the west. The written resource on Manifest Destiny is an article claiming that our destiny was to expand westward and take control of the continent that

To begin, Manifest Destiny was the idea that we were always destined to move west and claim the land. (pg 371) Manifest Destiny is important to the rise of nationalism because the Americans were becoming more involved with how the country was spreading out. Manifest Destiny lead to a higher tariff because people were spreading further west. The cities wanted to make sure that they were still getting enough money for their small businesses. (pg 256) Tariffs caused the industries to rise because American citizens wanted to save money and pay for the cheaper, American items.