What is the " Manifest Destiny " ?

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What is the " Manifest Destiny " ?

Answer 1

manifest destiny

NOUN:

   1. A policy of imperialistic expansion defended as necessary or benevolent.

   2. often Manifest Destiny The 19th-century doctrine that the United States had the right and duty to expand throughout the North American continent.

Answer 2

The simple explanation of Manifest Destiny is simply this: If you own property and the State, or Federal government wants it, you have to give it to them. They will give you a fair price, but you will lose it, just the same.

Answer 3

The term was coined by 1845 Jackson Democrats to support the annexation of Texas.  They had taken the term from a journalist seeking to justify the expansion of the US.  But more then that it was used as a justification for the US to strech from the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.

During the term of President Zachary Taylor it was used quite a lot to justify his westward expansions and was continually used to justify the war with Mexico.

Regardless this was not a plocy of the government but rather combined a belief with the ideas of the time and expansionism.

Answer 4

Fate with faith.

Answer 5

Manifest Destiny



An Introduction

No nation ever existed without some sense of national destiny or purpose.

Manifest Destiny – a phrase used by leaders and politicians in the 1840s to explain continental expansion by the United States – revitalized a sense of "mission" or national destiny for Americans.

The people of the United States felt it was their mission to extend the "boundaries of freedom" to others by imparting their idealism and belief in democratic institutions to those who were capable of self-government. It excluded those people who were perceived as being incapable of self-government, such as Native American people and those of non-European origin.

But there were other forces and political agendas at work as well. As the population of the original 13 Colonies grew and the U.S. economy developed, the desire and attempts to expand into new land increased. For many colonists, land represented potential income, wealth, self-sufficiency and freedom. Expansion into the western frontiers offered opportunities for self-advancement.

To understand Manifest Destiny, it's important to understand the United States' need and desire to expand. The following points illustrate some of the economic, social and political pressures promoting U.S. expansion:

The United States was experiencing a periodic high birth rate and increases in population due to immigration. And because agriculture provided the primary economic structure, large families to work the farms were considered an asset. The U.S. population grew from more than five millon in 1800 to more than 23 million by mid-century. Thus, there was a need to expand into new territories to accommodate this rapid growth. It's estimated that nearly 4,000,000 Americans moved to western territories between 1820 and 1850.

The United States suffered two economic depressions — one in 1818 and a second in 1839. These crises drove some people to seek their living in frontier areas.

Frontier land was inexpensive or, in some cases, free.

Expansion into frontier areas opened opportunities for new commerce and individual self-advancement.

Land ownership was associated with wealth and tied to self-sufficiency, political power and independent "self-rule."

Maritime merchants saw an opportunity to expand and promote new commerce by building West Coast ports leading to increased trade with countries in the Pacific.

Answer 6

I remember that ****...Its about when Europeans got big-headed and thought their way was the best, and that it was their "God given right" to basically control the globe, spread Christianity, and make sure everyone lived how they lived because they considered themselves the most civilized. It started when Europeans started exploring and colonizing and what not. They belived everything in the WESTEN HEMISPHERE was their land...basically bullshit.

Answer 7

basically white people have the right or "destiny" to rule the world...

Answer 8

suggest you read an American History book