MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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the promise of free land And banking jobs offered by the government
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the establishment of the National Bank and the acquisition of Oregon
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the attraction of cheap land and the development of new trade markets
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the regulation of the fur trade and the fishing industry
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Detailed explanation-1: -The ideology that became known as Manifest Destiny included a belief in the inherent superiority of white Americans, as well as the conviction that they were destined by God to conquer the territories of North America, from sea to shining sea.
Detailed explanation-2: -Growth in U.S. economy increased demand for (and value of) farmland, ranches, and furs; the cotton gin increased the area in which cotton could be grown profitably; the discovery of gold in California attracted 80, 000 people in1849. Cheap land so that families could farm for themselves.
Detailed explanation-3: -Manifest destiny touched on issues of religion, money, race, patriotism, and morality. These clashed in the 1840s as a truly great drama of regional conflict began to unfold. Americans began exploring Oregon Country in the early 1800s, and the Overlanders began arriving in the 1840s.