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    vital approaches of growing is by expanding its locations in small areas with dense population. They have to face high competition to secure profitable locations and find third parties to obtain financing and acquire necessary zoning permits for expansion projects. Other imperatives involve maintaining the quality of the product and services they offer. Also stay in compliance with government rules and regulation of work ethics and tax rates (Annual Report, 2012). Target’s internal elements are navigated

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    for expansion had been in existence since the time period of the Jamestown settlers and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The United States would then begin its westward expansion from 1783 to 1810 with main expansions such as Old Northwest and Southwest, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Florida territory. These key additions to the nation would light a spark in the minds of the American public and would lead to the idea of “Manifest Destiny”. This term is used to describe the territorial expansion of

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    during this time frame was the idea of Manifest Destiny, or territorial expansion. 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. Strict constructionists were against territorial expansion, while loose constructionists felt expansion was the United States’ destiny.

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    Manifest destiny and territorial expansion greatly united the United States from 1830 to 1860. During this time period, America was still developing and growing in many ways. America’s geographical growth, formerly known as Manifest Destiny, or westward expansion, was the beginning of many changes for the nation. Manifest destiny and territorial expansion united the United States socially, politically, and economically. Firstly, Manifest Destiny greatly socially united the Nation. Manifest Destiny

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    Slavery may have been established as the catalyst of the American Civil War, but the beginning of the dispute began in the time of the Revolution with a weak decentralized government under the Articles of Confederation. Later gained momentum as territorial expansion set Americans against each other on debating whether the new states should be slave states or free states, it questioned the power of the Federal government regarding state rights, and brought about instability in the unity of the United States

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    This documentary shows the tenets of the Doctrine of Discovery in many ways. Some of these examples include territorial expansion, legal justification, and spiritual and cultural dehumanization. In both the films, “The Doctrine of Discovery” and “The Trail of Tears”, they both discuss territorial expansion. The documentary film shows how Indigenous peoples were impacted by territorial expansion. European power was at risk, and they didn’t care

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    The Territorial Sxpansion of the United States in the 1840’s Throughout 1815 to 1860, the USA changed faster than in the previous 200 years. It was seen as the land of opportunities and masses of Europeans migrated to the USA. Population figures doubled every 25 years. The number of states rised from 18 in 1815, to 30 by 1860. The agrarian society was soon replaced by a growing capitalist and commercial economy and there were advancements in transport and communication

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    to be a political and economic power, a superior nation among the rest. Stemming from an article written by journalist John O'Sullivan in 1845 in the Democratic Review, the phrase "Manifest Destiny" explained the reasons for the necessary territorial expansion of the United States along with supporting the annexation of Texas. The doctrine of Manifest Destiny reflects the ideology of a century in which expansionism

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    Northerners were opposed to the idea of slavery while many southerners used slaves to maintain economic stability. Sectionalism in the United States was a fundamental cause of the Civil War because of disputes over territorial expansion and increases in physical violence. Territorial expansion throughout the 1800s

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    infrastructures. Countries in the South China Sea that lay economic and territorial claims such as the Philippines, Malaysia, and Japan have expressed security concerns regarding China’s aggressive expansion unto territories such as the Spratyl Islands and Rubi Reef as China had increased security and surveillance in this territory may lead to conflict in trade, fishing, and other activities in the South China Sea. China’s expansion into the South China Sea is an issue to U.S. Foreign policy as claiming

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