Please answer one of the three questions. Pages for this assignment are 328-340
1. Explain the phrase "Manifest Destiny".
2. Give a brief summary of the of the causes of the war between U.S. and Mexico.
3. Compare and contrast the history of Texas between 1820 and 1845 with the history of Oregon.
The term manifest destiny was used in the 1840’s. The phrase was used in the United States’ westward expansion. It justified the war with Mexico. Democrats used this expression. This concept was denounced by Whigs (A political party of the US).
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The Manifest Destiny was not quitely known. It was in newspapers,debates, advertising etc. This was in 1840 when Americans said they had a God-given right to over take the whole North America. When most people moved in to a new place, or took over land, wars took place. In this case that was what was happening. Americans wanted the entire North America, so they could have more land, food, gold anything they needed. This became such a well known activity that they named it Manifest Destiny.
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The Manifest Destiny was when there was a lot of nationalism among Americans. Many Americans thought that America was the “chosen” nation to expand westward. They thought that after America had taken the west that they would then expand to Canada, Mexico, Caribbean islands, Pacific, and maybe even the rest of the world. Other leaders, including Henry Clay, warned that by expanding westward there would be problems with slavery. The Americans were too enthusiastic to listen.
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Manifest Destiny included a lot of Imperialistic ideas. Americans believed that they should expand and spread their beliefs to other countries. It showed the pride that Americans felt. They believed that they were right and everyone else had to be wrong. It sounded to me that they just wanted to show how strong the were and show off.
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There are two main reasons why the war between Mexico and the United States occurred. The idea to move westward was very appealing to the Americans in the 1840’s. After the Louisiana Territory became part of the U.S., many of the Americans wanted to continue their westward expansion. This caused grief for their entire surrounding neighbors—Britain, Canada, Native Americans and Mexico. Expectedly, the fight for land with Mexico did not go smoothly. That’s like knocking on your neighbor’s door and, instead of asking for a cup of sugar, barging in and stealing their whole bag. America offered up to $25 million to Mexico for California, but they refused, not wanting to hand over half of their land to their most dangerous neighbor. This is the first cause of the war between Mexico and the U.S. Another cause started from the Treaty of Velasco, when Texas was annexed into the United States. After the Texans declared their independence from Mexico, America offered a lending hand and the Texans joined the U.S. as a slave state. This aided the Mexicans’ strong disliking towards America during the war that followed. Because of the Texans' rebellion and Mexico’s refusal to accept the money America offered in exchange for land, the two countries went to war.
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Manifest Destiny was how people felt about the expansion of the United States in the middle of the 1800's. People in America felt that it was their God-given right to claim the big area of land west of the borders at that time. They felt that they had earned the right to expand since they fought for their freedom, and won. Americans also felt that it was their responsibility to spread liberty to other lands. It was a very unrealistic view, but it did work to inspire people to move west and for the leaders of our country to look at gaining more territory. Manifest Destiny was an example of nationalism.
ReplyDeleteThe war started with an attack on the American Troops by the Mexicans on April 25, 1846. The attack was along the Texas Border. This war started shortly after the Oregon border dispute with Britain. Mexico only won one battle, a minor one at San Pasqual. Land was a major cause of this war. After winning the war and signing the treaty the United States got most of the northern Mexican territory. These territories included New Mexico, California and Arizona.
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There were several reasons why the U.S. and Mexico got into a war. One of the big reasons was because the U.S. wanted to expand to the pacific, so they could be “from sea to shining sea”. But of course, the Mexican cession was in the way. The U.S. wasn’t just going to buy it from Mexico, so we started a war and claimed our land. Mexico wasn’t very willing to give up land, either, so the war dragged on as they fought back. This isn’t all the reasons, but this was definitely a big one.
ReplyDeleteManifest Destiny was some Americans' hope for the Future. They beleived in westward expansion all the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, or from "Sea to Shining Sea." Some people did not agree and started to worry about slavery or no slavery. A political party called the Whigs were very against the idea of westward expansion.
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Manifest Destiny was about how Americans felt in expanding to the west. Their feelings showed pride and nationalism. They felt that they were destined by God to expand west. Many people imagined an "empire of liberty." They wanted to spread to Canada, Mexico, Caribbean and Pacific Islands, and maybe even to the rest of the world. Henry Clay and other people warned that expanding west would lead to the reopening of the problems with slavery. People didn't listen because because they were only a few people. They weren't strong enough to be heard over the enthusiasm of the Americans.
ReplyDelete-Megan Garside
The Manifest Destiny reflected both the idealistic vision of social perfection and the growing pride of the American nationalism in the mid-nineteenth century. It rested on the ideas of the Americans that they HAD to move to the west and expand their boundaries. Then by the 1840’s the idea of the Manifest destiny had spread through the nation. Henry clay and other people tried to warn the other Americans that moving to the west weren’t a good idea and that it would reopen the painful controversy over slavery. The other Americans just would not listen to the and because of this the issues of Texas and Oregon began.
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In both Texas and Oregon there was land that was shared between two countries. The part of Texas was shared by the U.S. and Mexico whereas Oregon was shared with Britain. Even though is was shared land, the Americans greatly outnumbered everyone in both situations.
ReplyDeleteOverall, even though Texas and Oregon were far apart in America they had a lot in common.
Emily Burgett
Manifest Destiny was a tern that was used in the 1840. They used this term to justify the United States westward expansion. It was used for areas such as Texas, Oregon, and California. There were many people who held underlying belief that the Americans had divinely inspired mission to spread their democracy to the less fortunate. Some people felt that Manifest destiny was a religion and it was a common staple in a lot of speeches and newspapers at that point in time. Most of the exponents were democrats, only some were republicans. Later through years manifest destiny was applied to Americans in the Caribbean and the pacific.
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To America the Manifest Destiny was well their destiny. They wanted expansion they thought that was what they needed and well that’s what they got. The Manifest Destiny was that the U.S. would expand to the Pacific Ocean but that wasn’t all they wanted Canada, Mexico and anything else in their way to world domination and being the biggest and the best. It was running in the news and the idea was so great they thought it was the best thing that could happen. Which doesn’t make any sense because they came from a place in which that was the goal and little did they think that it could ultimately destroy them.
ReplyDeleteManifest Destiny is the belief of the United States that they’re destined to stretch across the continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This helped grew the pride that described American nationalism in the mid-nineteenth century and the idealistic vision of a social perfection that increased the affect so much of the reform energy of the time. Manifest Destiny was publicized by the “Penny Press” newspaper by the 1840’s and that’s how the idea of the Manifest Destiny had spread throughout the nation. There were some advocates of Manifest Destiny envisioned a big new “empire of liberty”, that would have Canada, Mexico, Caribbean and the Pacific islands. Some dreamed, having much of the rest of the world. Henry Clay and others warned to the people that the territorial expansion would reopen the painful act of arguing over slavery. But the people were so enthusiasm over the 1840’s expansion, they didn’t bother taking Henry Clay and other’s warning.
ReplyDeleteIn conclusion, Manifest Destiny was a belief that the United States destined to expand from the Pacific Ocean and this had helped encouraged settlers to settle west and south.
-Jessil Salazar
Manifest Destiny was a phrase used by people in the 1840s that means belief or doctrine. It restored a feeling of a “mission” for Americans. They thought that it was the destiny of the U.S. to expand its land over all of North America. Also, they wanted all the land and gold to themselves. They called it their "God given right”. In short, it means that America would become the most powerful country in the world.
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The war between the U.S. and Mexico had various reasons for fighting the war. Mexico did not like the fact that the U.S. annexed Texas. Following the statehood of Texas, they broke off any connection with Washington D.C. Also, there were many disagreements with the location of the border. Mexico thought it was the Nueces River, while the U.S. argued it was the Rio Grande River, south of the Nueces River. Then the Americans became interested in California and New Mexico. People started moving out there and settling, especially in the Sacramento valley. The U.S. began to want California to be part of the U.S. Consequently the government began to prepare for war. They requested to buy the land from Mexico, but Mexico refused. Before they knew it, war was upon them.
ReplyDeleteManifest Destiny basically meant that you were proud to be an American, and we felt like we had the right to own as many countries as we wanted. This new "empire" might include Canada, Mexico, Carribean and Pacific Islands, and maybe even the rest of the world. Henry Clay warned that this might reopen the slavery controversy.
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Manifest Destiny was based on the idea that America was destined to expand its boundaries over a large area. It reflected the pride we have in our country and the vision we have of social perfection. By the 1840’s, the idea of Manifest Destiny had spread throughout the nation. Some advocates, wanted an expansion of land that would include Canada, Mexico, Caribbean and Pacific Islands, and some of them wanted the rest of the world. Henry Clay and a few others warned that it would only lead to more trouble. However, because of the people’s excitement over the expansion, they began to have issues with Texas and Oregon.
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Question number one:
ReplyDeleteManifest Destiny was the American belief that the United States were destined to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. Manifest Destiny was the theory that civilized Cristian people could take over non-civilized land. They believed that they could just kill Indians in order to get that land, and if it was gods will, so be it. They thought that it was there destiny, so whatever it took for them to obtain this land they would do. Manifest Destiny boosted pride in the U.S, and created more nationalism in people. It also idealized perfection in the U.S. This Term was used by democrats at the time to justify the war with Mexico.
Annie Wimmer
Period 1
The Manifest Destiny was the United States plan to strech from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean. That way the us could get bigger. When they did strech to the Pacific people found gold near San Fransisco. Many people died on the journey to Cali. This was a big thing for the U.S.
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The Manifest Destiny was the idea that America was destined to be able to expand its boundaries over a big area. The idea of Manifest Destiny was spread throughout the nation by the 1840s. Some people thought it was going to be an "empire of liberty." They wanted it to include Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, and the Pacific islands. Some also wanted it to include the rest of the world. Henry Clay was worried it would restart all the arguments about slavery. He, and others that agreed with him, were ignored and America was expanded with Texas and Oregon.
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The Manifest Destiny was the thought or idea that the U.S. was supposed to stretch all the way to the pacific ocean. To the people it was almost like someone meant for us to go to the pacific. The U.S. also used it as justification for war with Mexico.
ReplyDeleteManifest destiny was the idea of social perfection and that America was bound to spread out over masses of land. It was fed by the growing pride in our nation. People wanted the U.S. to be an “Empire of Liberty” and have much of the world be part of us.
ReplyDelete-Darcy Christiansen
Manifest Destiny was an important concept that the American people believed in so dearly. It was the idea that the country was destined to expand. The American people believed that this concept given to them by God and history was to reflect growing pride and nationalism. Manifest Destiny also inspired the vision for a certain type of social perfection among the nation at the time
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The idea of Manifest Destiny had spread through the nation. It was said that America was “destined” to expand its borders. Some envisioned that this new expansion would include Mexico, Caribbean and Pacific islands, and Canada. This was going to be the “empire of liberty.” However, Henry Clay and others objected this idea, saying this would bring up conflicts over slavery. They were ignored when the expansions in the 1840s brought up much excitement to the people.
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