Importance Of Manifest Destiny

Manifest destiny was the belief that the U.S was supposed to extend its boundaries westward toward the Spanish area and far on. While it may have interfered with the progress of every other nation like Mexico, I believe it was essential towards the other the success and progress of the states. Firstly, many of the current U.S citizens, given the time, were very fond of the idea of having the U.S Be the same size as it was when it had first been declared independence from Britain. According to Andrew Jackson in his speech, he states, “We would not want to see this continent restored to the condition in which our forefathers found it.” From president Jackson’s speech one can infer that he, along with many other Jacksonians and U.S citizens, wanted

to see the U.S expand since they were in the mentality that the U.S wouldn’t remain in a definite position but gradually increase in size. Additionally, the American citizens needed to embrace their future prosperous opportunities and attain the land that h they could receive. According to Andrew Jackson’s, in his speech, “How many thousands of our people would gladly embrace the opportunity of moving West under such conditions!.” this shows how the US is urging people, more formerly Andrew Jackson, to head for the western lands and have more land. The U.S government was persuading people to move more closely towards the western lands to achieve more of a territorial gain so that their people could prosper economically. All in all, I support Manifest Destiny since it supports the increase in U.S territorial and economic success.

The trial of Tears can be considered as the by-product of the Indian removal act. It was the event in which all the native Americans were forced out of their homes and lead to other reserves and areas where they were forced to live by the U. S’s decree. While many others disagree with the actions of the U.S in regards to the Indian removal act- essentially the Trail of Tears, to President Andrew Jackson the order was just and right. According the Document A, Jackson states that The Indians would be unwilling to follow the laws of the state, and moreover, their departure from any U.S territory had to be imminent and necessary since he believed that the Native Americans could not be assimilated within the American community. The Native Americans could not blend in within the community and therefore had to be move away from anywhere near the nation spread out. Moreover, not only did President Jackson agree that the Native Americans needed to be removed from American society, but so did some of the Native Americans themselves. According to a Cherokee named Elias Boudinot, he said that removal was the only way for the Native Americans to be happy and prosperous. He further elaborated the fact that the Native Americans must flee from the U.S territories because it is destroying the Cherokee region as well. The Native Americans themselves saw and knew that their nation was secretly being taken over by the U.S and by consequence some of them realized that the only way out of the grapes from the grapes and influence for the U.S they had to be removed. It would be hypocritical of me to support the Manifest destiny and the trail of tears, so all in all I do support it since it helped lead the way to manifest destiny. In document A, Andrew Jackson states “We would not want to see this continent restored to the condition in which our forefathers found it.” From president Jackson’s speech, specifically written about removing the Native Americans, one can infer that he, along with many other Jacksonians and U.S citizens, wanted to see the U.S expand since they were in the mentality that the U.S wouldn’t remain in a definite position but gradually increase in size.