American wanted to complete Manifest Destiny. Americans thought that they were the best government in the world. Americans thought it was their destiny to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Manifest Destiny was a term created by a newspaper in the 1840’s. Manifest Destiny meant that the United States of America would expand to the Pacific Ocean. One major part of completing Manifest Destiny was the major land acquisitions in the 1800’s. These acquisitions were very important to Manifest Destiny because it helped lead to the Pacific Ocean. This resulted in adding huge parts of land to the U.S.A in some cases. The first territory to be acquired by the United States was the Louisiana Purchase. The Lousiana Purchase or territory was …show more content…
owned by France before bought by The United States. The Louisiana Territory was acquired in 1803. The reason that the United States was interested in this land is because they thought since France got this land from spain they were planning on taking over America. The reason the United States thought this is because France had been started a empire in Europe and they were taking over a lot of land. At first the United States wanted to buy just the Port of New Orleans to export and import goods. The reason they bought the whole Louisiana Territory was because they didn’t want to have to fear France taking over the U.S. The Louisiana territory doubled the size of the United States and brought them much closer to completing Manifest Destiny. Another big land acquisition was Florida. Florida was gotten from Spain and it became a territory in 1819. The next territory to be added to the United States was Texas.
Texas was owned by Mexico before becoming independent and then finally being added to the United States. Texas was rich in Cattle farming and Cotton farming so it was a big hotspot for many Americans to move to. Mexico had strict laws enforced on the Americans coming including changing their religion to Roman Catholic, obeying Mexican laws, and becoming Mexican citizens. Many Americans wouldn’t listen to Mexico and for some time Mexico didn’t care but then Santa Anna came to power. Sant Anna wanted to drive all Americans out of Texas. The Texans and Mexicans began fighting. One major battle of Texas independence was The Alamo. In this battle Texans gathered at an old Spanish Mission. The odds were greatly against the Texans. Texas was greatly outnumbered and they were low on food. The Texans were led by William Travis. This battle lasted 12 days and finally ended with the Mexicans breaking into the Alamo and killing all of the remaining survivors. The Texans didn’t give up and fought the Mexicans again at The Battle of San Jacinto. The Texans had the battle cry of “Remember the Alamo” this rallied them to win the war in just 18 minutes. Texas forced Santa Anna to sign a treaty to recognize Texas as independent. Texas asked the United States to annex them because they were broke and wanted to stand up to Mexico. The United states said no because they didn’t want to be involved in a war with Mexico. The United …show more content…
States almost annexed Texas at the end of John Tyler’s presidency but his presidency ended so he couldn’t. Texas told the United States they didn’t need to be annexed to them anymore because they were allies with Britain. The American government didn’t want Texas to be allies with Great Britain because that would mean they could be bordering England. The United States annexed Texas as soon as they heard this even though Texas wasn’t allies with Britain. Texas was a huge part of Manifest Destiny because it lead the United states closer to The Pacific Ocean. Texas was annexed in 1845 and it was a huge piece of land that had great agriculture. The next major land acquisition was Oregon in 1846. Oregon Country was owned by four countries before two countries left. The four countries that owner Oregon Country were France, Russia, The United States, and Great Britain. France and Russia stepped out which left Oregon to Britain and The U.S. Oregon was great in Farming and helped the United States complete Manifest Destiny because it got them to the Pacific. Oregon was a treaty with Britain that split it in half which gave the United States the bottom half of Oregon . Oregon’s was attractive to settlers because it had great agriculture. Oregon was a huge part of Manifest Destiny because it reached the Pacific. The next land acquisition was the Mexican Cession. The Mexican Cession was owned by Mexico before being fought for by the United States. After Texas was annexed to the United States there was a big fight over where the border was between Texas and Mexico. The United States didn’t want to start a war because it looked bad. The United States told Zachary Taylor to stand on the Rio Grande where the United States thought the border was. Mexico thought that the United states was trespassing so they went to war. The United States beat the Mexicans and they signed the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The Mexican Territory was added to the United States in 1848 and featured California which got independence from Mexico during the war. The Mexican Territory nearly completed Manifest Destiny but there was one more piece of land to go.
The next Acquisition was Gadsen Territory. Gadsden Territory was owned by Mexico and was bought for 10 million dollars from Mexico. Gadsden territory was added in 1853 and was bought to complete the railroads of the united states. The Gadsden Territory completed Manifest Destiny. Major Land Acquisitions in the 1800’s completed Manifest Destiny. Another part of Manifest Destiny wa the explorations of Lewis and Clark. The explorations of Lewis and Clark helped Manifest Destiny because they brought more people to the Louisiana Territory and could have affected moving to Texas and other places. The explorations of Lewis and Clark consisted of Lewis and Clark going on a exploration to the Pacific Ocean led by Sacagawea. The explorations of Lewis and Clark were a team of americans making notes about the possible economy in the United States new land Louisiana Territory. The explorations of Lewis and Clark helped complete Manifest
Destiny. The Gold Rush was a huge part of completing Manifest Destiny even though it was after it was completed. The Gold Rush started when John Marshall found gold and Sutter’s Mill and word got around fast bringing many people to California. The Gold Rush was very important because it brought many new people to California and one part of Manifest Destiny was to populate their new lands. California was able to apply for statehood in one year because of the gold rush and so many people coming to California. The Gold rush was a big part of Manifest Destiny because it populated California very fast. Manifest Destiny was very important to Americans because they thought it was their destiny. Manifest Destiny took a while to complete but it was finally done. With Major land Acquisitions, explorations, and populating new lands Manifest Destiny became a reality. Manifest Destiny is a huge part in American history.
Many Americans packed few belongings and headed west during the middle to the late nineteenth century. It was during this time period that the idea of manifest destiny became rooted in American customs and ideals. Manifest Destiny is the idea that supported and justified expansionist policies, it declared that expansion was both necessary and right. America’s expansionist attitudes were prominent during the debate over the territorial rights of the Oregon territory. America wanted to claim the Oregon territory as its own, but Great Britain would not allow that. Eventually the two nations came to an agreement and a compromise was reached, as seen in document B. The first major party of settlers that traveled to the west settled in Oregon.
With only one hundred eighty-seven soldiers and fifteen civilians the Texans were able to hold off the two thousand Mexicans for thirteen days before the Mexican army finally defeated the small Texan force at the Alamo. Even though Texas had lost the Battle of the Alamo, this was just a stepping stone for Texas to be able to gain its independence from Mexico. The state of Texas came under Mexican control after Mexico acquired its freedom from Spain. (www.History.com) A man by the name of Moses Austin, an American business man, met with the Spanish authorities in San Antonio to convince them to allow three hundred Anglo-American families to start an American colony in Texas. After being granted permission to bring three hundred families into
Manifest Destiny was the motivating force behind the rapid expansion of America into the West. This ideal was highly sponsored by posters, newspapers, and various other methods of communication. Propaganda is and is still an incredibly common way to spread an idea to the masses. Though Manifest Destiny was not an official government policy, it led to the passing of the Homestead Act. The Homestead Act gave applicants freehold titles of undeveloped land outside of the original thirteen colonies.
Reginald Horsman’s Race and Manifest Destiny: The Origins of American Racial Anglo-Saxonism explores the evidence and reasons for racial prejudices in America and discusses one of the most controversial topics in American history. The book also navigates the subjects of white superiority, and the creation of Anglo-Saxonism. Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean; it has also been used to advocate for or justify other territorial acquisitions. Advocates of Manifest Destiny believed that expansion was not only good, but that it was obvious and certain. Originally a political catch phrase of the 19th century, "Manifest Destiny" eventually became a standard historical term, often used as a synonym for the expansion of the United States across the North American continent.
After temporarily resolving the problems of Reconstruction and Industrialization, Americans began to resume the course of expansion. The horrors of the Civil War had interrupted the original Manifest Destiny that began in the 1840s. Now, as pioneers settled the last western frontiers, expansionists looked yet farther to the west -- toward Asia and the Pacific. American ships had long been active in the Pacific. The New England whaling fleets scoured the ocean in search of their prey. As ships crossed the vast ocean to trade in Asia, islands in the Pacific became important stops for coal, provisions, and repairs. In the South Pacific, the American navy negotiated with awestruck natives for the rights to build bases on the islands of Midway and Samoa. This practice had been going on for a while. The Hawaiian Islands, which lie closest to the American mainland, had long been an important stop for the Pacific fleet.
The Manifest Destiny was a progressive movement starting in the 1840's. John O'Sullivan, a democratic leader, named the movement in 1845. Manifest Destiny meant that westward expansion was America's destiny. The land that was added to the U.S. after 1840 (the start of Manifest Destiny) includes The Texas Annexation (1845), The Oregon Country (1846), The Mexican Cession (1848), The Gadsden Purchase (1853), Alaska (1867), and Hawaii (1898). Although this movement would take several years to complete, things started changing before we knew it.
The “Manifest Destiny,” was the belief that the United States was destined to take occupation and possession of the entire continent. Its intention was to promote further territorial expansion spreading a common system of principles across every area between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the early United States. The concept of American expansion was not a new thought. Years ago, many Europeans had also shared a similar understanding, claiming a divine right to obtain new lands as their own to tame. “A Plea for Compromise” Robert C. Winthrop recalls, “Spain and Portugal, we all know, in the early part of the sixteenth century, laid claim to the jurisdiction of this whole northern continent of America” (Winthrop). However, Journalist John
In 1845 the U.S attempted to Annex Texas. Basically America wanted Texas to become one of the states rather then and independent nation by itself. At this time Texas was an independent nation that was not a part of America or Mexico. Mexico wanted to keep Texas neutral if not a part of its own country. When the U.S attempted to annex Texas Mexico became outraged, " In November 1843 Mexico had warned that if the United States should commit the 'unheard-of aggression' of seizing an integral part of 'Mexican territory' Mexico would declare war " (Bound for the Rio Grande, 62). Despite the warning the U.S attempted to annex Texas. In doing so Mexico retaliated by breaking off all diplomatic relations with the U.S. Mexico felt that the U.S was insulting them by not taking them seriously when they threatened with war. So at this point America showed a very large interest in possessing Texas. America was very close to actually acquiring Texas when they made their first mistake in the war.
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.
The term Manifest Destiny refers to the idea that Americans not only had the right to expand across the continent to the Pacific coast, but that they had a responsibility to do so, since it was considered to be “God’s will.” This passionate desire to expand had an enormous impact on the relations between the government of the United States and the native people of North America, as well as its relations with Mexico and the other countries of the Americas. “The American claim is by right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and our democratic government entrusted to us.” (Document 3) At the time, the American people
Manifest destiny is defined as the Americans ability to take over another’s land because god told them to expand on the land. During the nineteenth century, manifest destiny could be related to many Indians tribes which included the Navajo, Apaches and Yavapai people. Manifest destiny relates to these tribes because the American’s came to the lands that were owned by these tribes, and took over the land. Manifest Destiny in its rights was violent; the Indians didn’t give up the land easily they fought for the land. The Americans would be able to profit off the land that was taken. They were able to use god as the excuse to take over the lands; however we see that the manifest destiny was a cover for their true intentions which were by using greed to take over the land.
The textbook suggests that Manifest Destiny of the 1840s, a product of American nationalism, was ultimately responsible for the territorial expansion that led to the Civil War. Comment on this by analyzing the issues surrounding the question of slavery in the territories as they emerged in the 1840s and 1850s. Why was it so difficult to develop a lasting compromise on this question?
In the nineteenth century, the Americans had to make the choice between continuing with slavery or expanding west to gather more territory. The Americans decided to explore out west in what is known as the westward expansion. The manifest destiny and the Louisiana purchase contributed to the western expansion and with the expansion, Lewis and Clark were able to explore the land.
I learned that manifest destiny was an idea in the United States during the 1800s exemplifying that it was the God-given will for the United States to expand its territory from the East Coast to the West Coast. Thomas Jefferson acquired a large sum of land through the Louisiana Purchase, which began the idea of manifest destiny. Then parts of the Oregon Territory, and many Americans migrated to Oregon in search of a new life, and to gain land. The main workforce building the Transcontinental Railroad were composed of the Chinese, and once it was built, the railroad made it much more easier to transport cargo and people from the West Coast and when it was built. However, the building of the Transcontinental Railroad made the buffalo
Many Americans began to think they wanted to claim all that land. Many believed it was God’s plan to settle the lands that reached to the Pacific Ocean. The motivation of Manifest Destiny started the westward movement. At one time, the U.S. owned land to the Rocky Mountains. The president who encouraged the westward expansion was President James K. Polk. His goal was to expand the U.S. from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Manifest destiny was what Polk believed in. Manifest destiny means “clear to see” or “obvious” (Sheinkin 34) One of the supporters of this idea was journalist, John O’Sullivan. He wrote, “The American claim is by the right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty” ( 34)