...Manifest Destiny, the idea of expanding westward and bringing on new technologies to the people that inhabit the unforgiving lands, began to spread across the United States in the 19th century. People in the eastern United States had varying ideas of how to generate profit, how to govern themselves or how the federal government should govern them, and how to provide a safe and healthy environment for their families. The citizens of the North primarily functioned on factory work and manufacturing profits, whereas the citizens of South was primarily based on farming and slave labor. The two often fought when it came to internal improvements, tariffs, and slave versus non-slave statehood. Expanding westward would present the two divided areas...
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...Manifest Destiny was based on the belief that America’s destiny was to expand it boundaries over a vast area, this was an attempt to extend the American liberty to new realms in the world(Brinkley, 2012). Spreading this liberty caused stress as some realized it would reopen the question of slavery in new territories. Since the North and the South could not comprise on slav-ery for all territories it lead to the Civil War. When it come to territories that were not yet considered the states the federal government was responsible for the decision if slaves were allowed, once a state it would be the state gov-ernment (Brinkley, 2012). As the issue of slavery in new territories came it is caused a lot of ten-sion throughout sections in the United...
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...Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States was destined or endowed by God with the mission of expanding across the continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Many people believed that it was the obvious destiny or America, which was “chosen” by God as a superior nations, to expand, as it is said, “from sea to shining sea.” The phrase was first coined in 1845 by journalist John L. O’Sullivan. He believed that the United States had been given a mission by God to spread democracy, not by force, but simply by spreading across the continent. Obscure at first, the phrase only became popular when Whig Robert Winthrop, who opposed manifest destiny, ridiculed the idea in public. There were many interpretations of manifest destiny, but most reflected the widespread feeling of Nationalism that was sparked by the conclusion of and victory in the War of 1812. The term manifest destiny was widely used and interpreted, but it always seemed to outline three basic themes. Those themes were virtue, mission, and destiny. Manifest destiny focused on virtue of America’s people and government. American Exceptionalism was the belief that America’s history was above the norm and uncommonly “good”. Exceptionalism showed in the beliefs of people who thought that God had selected America as a “City on a Hill”; a role model and an ideal for the rest of the world, especially still-developing areas. Also, many people believed that America’s people, the “Anglo-Saxon race” were, in terms of...
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...Tammy Prater Survey of American History I HIST 2010 Spring 2014 “Manifest Destiny and American Territorial Expansion A Brief History with Documents” By Carrie Duncan Manifest Destiny is an event, and a philosophy, that changed how the United States expanded from thirteen colonies into what it is today. The term, Manifest Destiny, was first used in 1845 by John O'Sullivan, to give explanation for the United States' right of expansion. He stated that"...the right of our manifest destiny to over spread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federaltive development of self government entrusted to us. It is right such as that of the tree to the space of air and the earth suitable for the full expansion of its principle and destiny of growth." 1 The principle behind Manifest Destiny has been around since Christopher Columbus first discovered the Caribbean. Many years after Columbus' discovery of the New World, Europe and Mexico were wanting to expand, and control new territories in North America. This want for new territory, would cause boundary issues and fears to arise soon after the Revolutionary War with the fledgling government of the United States. These boundary issues and fears would help the supporters, who wanted to expand the United States borders, to push for acquiring new territories in...
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...Mexican-American War Just or Unjust The territory that started a war. “Two times over the next nine years, Texas applied to the United States Congress for annexation.” Was the United States justified by going to war? Where the Mexican-American War could be viewed as just by some, and unjust by others, the war was ultimately just. The U.S. was just, in going to war with Mexico, because Texas wanted to be in the United States territory and their leader did not care. “The treaty signed between Texas and the United States” (Document C). Which means Texas wanted to be part of the U.S. Also, Manifest Destiny “Polk was a strong supporter of Manifest Destiny. He believed it was God’s plan, that America extent its territory all the way to the pacific...
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...No limits: Interested in pursuing your destiny? It’s a mere attitude away By Debra Ragland Publication Date: December 4, 2012 Embedded within the hopes and dreams of every child reside seeds of greatness. As a child grows into an adult, many factors affect whether an individual settles for nothing less than unequivocal success or becomes entangled in a downward spiral toward abject failure. Despite environmental factors, socioeconomic influences or injustice, these factors—as well as dozens of others that enter life’s equation—lead to a positive or negative end-result. And that endresult is powered by attitude. Attitude determines the boundaries of altitude. Will you ascribe to limitless altitude? It depends on your attitude. Is your glass half full or half empty? Are you convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that the sun is shining despite the appearance of clouds, rain, and wind pummeling your day from sunrise to sunset? Attitude shapes every fiber of your being. It affects creativity, the ability to think outside of the box, the ability to be an innovator. Attitude influences your ability to make a difference in your family, neighborhood, city, the world. It affects what you believe is possible to achieve, the lifestyle you believe is attainable. Attitude impacts whether or not you believe you are a leader or a follower. Essay: “No limits: Interested in pursuing your destiny? It’s a mere attitude away,” by Debra Ragland 1 Attitude affects whether or not you inspire...
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...3. Prepare an essay in which you offer a history of American imperialism in the late nineteenth century. How did the United States so quickly acquire an “empire” with possessions in both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea in the 1890s? Why were some individuals in favor of American overseas expansion and why were others against it? Overall, do you think that American imperialism was driven more by humanitarian goals or economic ones, or is it perhaps best understood as a balance between the two? Explain. 1. brief history: farewell address, manifest destiny, Monroe doc. Getting Hawaii, getting Philippines, Spanish American war (sinking of the maine), cuba, idependance. 2. people: many people believed in manifest destiny, mark twain didn’t approve, people thought it would lead to diversity (good and bad) 3. The United States expansionism during the late nineteenth century was mainly fueled by economic goals in the sense that the expansion into the pacific increased trade by gaining resources from acquired islands as well as using these islands for refilling ships coal on their way to China. . Elaborate… 4. conclusion. 4. The Progressive Reform Movement was the first great reform movement of the twentieth century. What was the general motivation behind the Progressive reforms and what segment of American society had the greatest interest in promoting them? Why? Give a general overview of private and government-sponsored reform efforts and describe how government reform...
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...Protestants in the 1730s and 1740s. colonies. The Great Awakening may also be interpreted as the last major expression of the religious ideals on which the New England colonies were founded. It was significant because it showed a series of emotional religious revivals that was spread. It was new and different for people because that was not what they knew. Which in part was hard for them to adapt to quickly. 3. To whom was Alexander Hamilton a “the right hand man” Who sings “ The Farmer Refuted?” He was the right hand man to George Washington. The Farmers Refuted was a more comprehensive and impartial View of Disputes between Great Britain and the Colonies 4. Why did Hamilton, Madison and Jay author the Federalist Papers ? They wrote the essays in urge of ratifying the US constitution. arguing that the proposed system would preserve the Union and empower the federal government to act firmly and coherently in the national interest. 5. What are Jefferson and Hamilton’s “cabinet battles” about ? The Cabinet Battle was basically a rap battle Jefferson verse and then Hamilton verse. Each man receiving time to argue and state his case to the president. In the process, they use anachronistic microphones. 6. What were the main issues faced by the Washington and Adams administrations? During the Washington and Adams Administration issues such as Washington-severe domestic and foreign debt ,The Northwest Indian War ,The Whiskey Rebellion ,The French Revolution ,Keeping peace with...
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...As the 19th century rolled around the notion of Manifest Destiny had been buzzing around in the air. The nation not only thought that they could expand west but that is was their “destiny”. This principal was symbolized as “the western territorial expansion of the united states”. This idea of spreading to the west had been brought about because a few factors. Starting with the Treaty of Ghent which ended the War of 1812, up until the begging of the Civil War. The war of 1812 I believe played a great role in the stereotypes of Native Americans. However the nation was still in a period of ethnic cleansing, keep that in mind. “Soon after Black Hawk’s war, President Andrew Jackson signed into law the Indian Removal Act. This particular piece of...
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...foreign policy. Manifest Destiny was the belief that the U.S. was destined to expand westward. The people of America slowly began to believe in the idea of moving westward and taking the land that belonged to Americans and Americans only. The belief in Manifest Destiny was definitely, the most important factor underlying the U.S. foreign policy, and the American Growth. At first people were hesitant about moving westward, but overtime people slowly accepted it and realized its importance. Since they were taking over land that technically didn’t belong to them, new tariffs and policies had to be passed by congress. This is the time period when the U.S. really grew. The idea was first proclaimed by John O’ Sullivan, whom wrote a paper called “The Great Nation of Futurity”. In O'Sullivan's essay, he wrote and believed that America was and is supposed to expand from sea to shining sea. The Manifest Destiny movement hurt many people though such as Indians, Mexicans, and ironically U.S. Citizens themselves. Everyone lost their homelands and many people became upset. Civilians were becoming angered so in order to calm down the citizens, the U.S. Government had to establish new policies and protective...
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...unless they start to lessen or stop the slave states from joining the union. To attempt to please both sides, the Missouri Compromise was perposed. Certain states would be able to vote whether or not they wanted slavery, and others above the 30 60 line would be non-slave. I see this as a last effort by the union to keep a torn nation together. 4. he Best weapon to be used against the Native American's was religion. At the time "the word of God" had a particular heft when being used in arguments. It was a trump card, it was America's "Manifest Destiny" that did in the Natives. There was also a good deal of fear mongering, racism and misinformation about the Indians. Natives could not defend themselves, to most people in 1800's America Natives were faceless, nameless savages. This only made it easier for Andrew Jackson to remove them from land the USA wanted. To briefly summarize, the Native Americans were dehumanized, over powered by manifest destiny and by the time they began to fight back, they were just too spread thin and disjointed. 5. atriots fighting in the Revolutionary war against the British may appear to be at a severe disadvantage at first glance. The British are better trained and better equipt. However, the Colonists had a lot more power than you might think. Firstly, they wanted to win more. At the end of the day the British were fighting for money, and the Colonists were fighting for freedom. The Stakes for an American Soldier is freedom from what they see as a...
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...Historical Timeline and Essay Michael Meisenheimer AAGN10AA62 December 11, 2011 Kelly Cantrell Historical Timeline and Essay Timeline 1793 Eli Whitney Invents the Modern Cotton Gin Slavery was becoming less and less profitable in the South prior to 1793. One reason was because cotton was not a profitable crop for farmers because preparing it for sale was so labor intensive. Eli Whitney's cotton gin turned cotton into a profitable crop and raised the demand of slaves in the South to grow it. This coincided with the North becoming a more industrialized region that didn't need to depend on slaves. 1819 Missouri Compromise The Missouri Compromise was brokered by Senator Henry Clay to settle the dispute between the North and the South about if the Western territories would be slave or free. Under the terms of the Compromise, slavery would only be allowed in Missouri and south of the 36th parallel. The need for the Missouri Compromise illustrates how the North and the South were beginning to hold very different views on how allowable slavery was to the nation. Bitter feelings about the compromise persisted in both the North and the South. 1828 The Nullification Crisis The Nullification Crisis grew out of a protective tariff of 1828. The tariff was popular with the Northern states, because it provided protection for American made goods. Southern states traded heavily with Great Britain during this time, and felt it would damage their economies. With the support...
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...Nobody likes a robber.Especially when they live right next door. You see, the Americans had just gotten the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 which gave them lots of land. Then later Mexico gained its independence in 1821. After that in 1836 Texas decided to be independent too.(Background Essay) The Texans decided to sign a treaty with the U. S. and then the Americans got greedy again. They wanted the land from the Nueces River down to the Rio Grande. They wanted it so bad that they decided to go to war over it with Mexico. The United States might have been justified in going to war. No, the U. S. was not justified in going to war with Mexico because America was being disrespectful, America was stealing land, and America wanted a war. The first...
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...“history…[is] hard to predict with accuracy, impossible to control, yet a palpable fact.” Part B: Select two quotations from the text --one for each answer-- to support the answers to Part A. “The historian John Buchanan has called the westward expansion, or Manifest Destiny, ‘the greatest folk movement of modern times, in which, for the most part, the people led and government followed.’” “Tolstoy’s favorite metaphor for history was weather, hard to predict with accuracy, impossible to control, yet a palpable fact.” Essay: Based on your reading and research throughout the unit, do you agree or disagree with Morgan’s central ideas in the article? Write an argumentative essay that explains your position, citing specific textual evidence from at least three additional sources from the unit to support your claims. The additional sources are as follows: “The Way to Rainy Mountain” --N. Scott Momaday “Thomas Jefferson’s America, 1801” --Stephen Ambrose “Reporting to the President, September 23- December 31, 1806” (pages 418-21) --Stephen Ambrose “Chief Joseph Speaks…” --Chief Joseph...
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...etc ( real example) (also a scholar arguing for and one against with my opining in the end little conculsion) “American Execptionalism” is theoretically classified as America being qualitatively different () from other countries. Therefore in terms of America’s identity historically, politically, economically and socially, these should be understood differently because America was created differently. Hence why the idea of American exceptionalism’ stems from the principle of America being unique. Furthermore, In addition to this the idea that “American exceptionalism” implies superiority is a key concept to embrace and identify through out America history, contemporary politics, foreign policy and social culture. However, due to the essay title I will be analyzing and examining to what extent is “American exceptionalism’ identified as U.S superiority. Although due to the wide context of the theoretical term ‘American exceptionalism’’ and word limit. I will focus on the significant impacts that has led to the idea of ‘American exceptionalism’ to be implied as U.S superiority such as American history, foreign policy, economic and social culture. History Explaination The significant impact of America’s revolutionary history sparked an inspirational movement of independency to pervious colonized nations although on a later stages for them. This highlights America as exceptional historically in being “the first new nation” () to become independent and also being the...
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