Manifest Destiny, Slavery, and the Breakdown of the Union

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.

One of the largest and most wealthy countries in the world, the United States of America, has gone through many changes in its long history. From winning its independence from Great Britain to present day, America has changed dramatically and continues to change. A term first coined in the 1840s, "Manifest Destiny" helped push America into the next century and make the country part of what it is today. The ideas behind Manifest Destiny played an important role in the development of the United States by allowing the territorial expansion of the 1800s. Without the expansion of the era, America would not have most of the western part of the country it does now.

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

Dred Scott was a slave who sued for his freedom. He said that because he was a slave taken to a free state, even though he was brought back to a slave state, made him free. The court ruled that a free or enslaved African American was not a U.S. citizen and they could not sue in federal court. Also, they ruled that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Abolitionists were not happy at the court’s decision.

Dred Scott was a man that grew up in the tough times of slavery. Scott was born around the year 1800 and died in 1858. As a young man and all the way up to his death he tried several times to gain freedom for his family and himself through the Missouri court system, but failed. Scott then took his case to a court in Missouri, where he won only to have the final decision revoked by the Supreme Court (“Dred Scott Biography”). The notorious outcome of Dred Scott v. Sandford case embarked the start of the Civil War in the United States against the northern states and the southern states.

Manifest destiny was a 19th century concept that the expansion across North America was destined to happen. It influenced the government to expand westward which led to problems with the natives and thence led to the U.S- Mexican War. It was debated by many whether or not slavery should be allowed in the new territories so the democratic party split in two.

Dred Scott was a slave whose owner stole him from Missouri and took him to many free areas in different territories. Scott went to court and demanded that he be deemed a free man because he was living in a free state (Illinois). The court ruled against Scott, because he was black and it was said that he could never be a

Dred Scott was a enslaved African American in the United States. Dred Scott wanted to sue in the federal court but he's not a citizen (Document C). Dred Scott's family wanted freedom and, they believed they can have freedom because they lived in Illinois and Wisconsin territory for about four years. Dred Scott just wanted his freedom and he started a case in 1857 so his family and him can have freedom. When Dred Scott did the case he grew tension between proslavery and antislavery of both places north and south. Dred Scott later died on September 17,

Dred Scott was an African American born into slavery who attempted to buy freedom for himself, but failed. Scott then sued for freedom and the case was taken to the Missouri courts however, he eventually lost at the Supreme Court level. This case was one of the most controversial topics in history, with several arguments regarding each standpoint. The Dred Scott case was a strong indication of the upcoming Emancipation Proclamation and Civil War. While there are many different controversies concerning the Dred Scott Case, he was an American citizen and should have earned the same rights as others.

Following the death of Dr. Emerson, Dred Scott sued Mrs. Emerson in Missouri court because he desired his freedom. Under Dr. Emerson in Illinois, Dred had been a slave, but since him and his family currently lived in a state where slavery was banned, he rightfully deserved his freedom. Although the jury declared Scott free in 1850, Missouri reversed the law, claiming him as a slave under the law that Missouri governed, which remained a slave state at the time.

“Manifest Destiny”- a term which was commonly used in 1900s during the presidency of James K. Polk means that America was destine to expand throughout the continent (313). After the Louisiana Purchase, the United States continued to expand its border westward by gaining the territory from Mexico. During this geographic expansion, slavery was one of the most controversial issues in the United States. American, especially Southerners, not only expanded their country geographically but also transplanted their “slavery culture” to every land that they settled in by bringing slave labors to the new land. This expansion has both negative and positive effects on America’s economy and politics.

Dred Scott was a slave who went from Missouri, which was a slave state, to Illinois and Wisconsin then back to Missouri with his owner. He tempted to the Supreme court for his freedom on the grounds that being in a free state had made him a free man.

"Manifest Destiny" is a known for the common unchanged negative behavior during the 19th century. It was a belief of all Americans that settler was destined to stretch across North America. This strong state of mind helped fuel western settlement, Native American evacuation, and war with Mexico. In the late 1800s, white Americans extended their settlements in the western piece of the nation. They asserted land generally utilized by local Indians. The Indians were hunters. What's more, they attempted to keep control of their chasing lands. Both the pioneers and the Indians were blameworthy of savagery. The national government bolstered the settlers' cases. It battled, and won, a few wars with Indian clans. It constrained the Indians to live

Manifest Destiny was the idea that it was the United States’ destiny to take over all of North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Most of the public was in favor of territorial expansion, though some politicians felt it contradicted the constitution.

The Manifest Destiny was the name given to the Anglo-American (white) expansion into the West. The Manifest Destiny was based on an idea that white Americans were superior people who believed in God. Americans were to populate North America “sea to shining sea” and spread the religion of Christianity. The Manifest Destiny displayed American’s confidence. Americans moved west for more land, the Manifest Destiny also uplifted American’s freedom and democracy. And it encouraged independence. The United States used the Manifest Destiny to start a war with Mexico from1846 until 1848. The Manifest Destiny communicated American claims to western lands, at once highlighting the nation’s superiority and offering a solution to national anxieties. Ironically, the new territories exacerbated sectional divisions and caused the civil war (Bailey et al., 2015, p 319, and Hardesty 2015).