The 1838 Trail of Tears also saw the U.S. government forced the Cherokee nation to relocate from the East Coast to Oklahoma. Beginning in 1840‚ American settlers set out on the Oregon Trail‚ a wagon route starting in Missouri and ending in Oregon. This led to the Oregon Treaty of 1846 in which the U.S. gained the Oregon Territory from England. Texas became a U.S. state in 1845. This precipitated the Mexican-American War‚ which waged over the right to Texas. Lasting from 1846-1848‚ it ended with
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domestically and internationally. Although the effects of these policies may not have become apparent within the first couple years following‚ they have definitely shown how they strengthen the country over time. These expansions of the United States set up the foundation for the future of this country‚ as well as providing opportunities to many. Proper Nouns: Louisiana Purchase‚ Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo‚ California‚ Texas‚ Manifest Destiny 2. During the 1840s‚ Manifest Destiny was
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goal was not necessarily a larger country‚ but a superior advanced with road and rail network‚ canals‚ and trades uniting it and ensuring its prosperity. Antislavery advocates opposed the acquisition of more land‚ especially Texas‚ since they were certain that new lands meant new slave states. However‚ some proslavery advocates‚ notably South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun wanted Texas‚ but worried that other incorporate lands‚ especially California and Oregon‚ might become Free states people by
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Manifest Destiny is defined as "a belief that it was God’s will that Americans spread over the entire continent‚ and to control and populate the country as they see fit." Many expansionists conceived God as having the power to sustain and guide human destiny. It was white man’s heavy burden to conquer and Christianize the heathen and savage land. While the positive side of Manifest Destiny was a surge of enthusiasm and energy from the white settlers for pushing West‚ the negative side was the belief
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expansion. This expansion took place in areas like Texas and Oregon. There was a belief that Americans had a mission which was divinely inspired to spread their democracy to the less fortunate. The less fortunate consisted of Native Americans and other non-Europeans. The phrase "manifest destiny" first came in the 1840’s‚ which was primarily used by Jackson democrats‚ with annexations to expand territory and spread its form of democracy to Oregon territory‚ Texas Annexation‚ and the Mexican Cession‚
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utilize the land. Many things brought people West but One things that stood from the rest is the California Gold Rush of 1848. Many things happened out West that some view differently including wars and disagreement over land with other powerful Countries. But some question that; Although Americans perceived Manifest Destiny as a benevolent movement‚ it was in fact a barbaric expansion accompanied at the cost of others. This statement is partly true because Manifest Destiny created greed and violence
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such as "The Whole of Oregon or None!" and "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!"‚ referring to the northern border of the region. (The latter slogan is often mistakenly described as having been a part of the 1844 presidential campaign.) When Polk moved to terminate the joint occupation agreement‚ the British finally agreed to divide the region along the 49th parallel in early 1846‚ keeping the lower Columbia basin as part of the United States‚ and the dispute was settled by the Oregon Treaty of 1846‚ which
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and change our nation. Manifest destiny is a concept or belief and it’s not an event. Manifest Destiny has served as a justification that Americans could and is destined to expand our land. I certainly believe that because of manifest destiny‚ our country is the way it is. That being said‚ manifest destiny is not perfect and negative consequences were caused because of manifest destiny. By exploring different perceptions towards this phenomenon‚ we can see all of the positive and negative outcomes
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opportunity. Americans began to buy into settling unexplored western frontiers‚ they first moved into Michigan‚ Arkansas‚ Wisconsin and Ohio (Norton 2007). The nation expanded quickly in just five years. Texas negotiated with Britain for half of Oregon country and wanted more as the war with Mexico went on. The Westward expansion had many consequences for the Native Americans the expansion meant that occupation of their lands. The United
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motion by Manifest Destiny. The war ended with an American victory gave us a treaty that increased the nation’s size by more than five hundred thousand square miles. The subsequent diplomatic settlement of a controversy over the boundaries of the Oregon Territory added another quarter million square
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