MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Hatred of Foreign Nations
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Economic Opportunity
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To open new markets of trade
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to spread the U.S. style of government (Democracy)
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Detailed explanation-1: -Opponents claim that Manifest Destiny brought about suffering to the people whose land was taken from them without their consent. Along the way, many people were killed and there was mass destruction of tribes. Indians were brought to reservations as well.
Detailed explanation-2: -Manifest Destiny, a phrase coined in 1845, is the idea that the United States is destined-by God, its advocates believed-to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some Americans were opposed to manifest destiny because other nations (Mexico & Great Britain) claimed the land and because they felt an expansive nation would be too large to govern. Abolitionists feared new territory would expand slavery.