MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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He wanted the US to remain the same size
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He disobeyed orders and invaded FL.
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He didn’t know if it was constitutional to buy land
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He believed in Manifest Destiny
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Detailed explanation-1: -James Polk as President He was a champion of manifest destiny–the belief that the United States was fated to expand across the North American continent–and by the end of his four years in office, the nation extended, for the first time, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Detailed explanation-2: -Polk was backed by many in the United States who believed they had the God-given right to rule the territories to the west. This Manifest Destiny was presented as giving the U.S. permission to do what was necessary to conquer those lands. As a result, the U.S. waged war to take the northern half of Mexico.
Detailed explanation-3: -The philosophy describing the necessary expansion of the nation westward was called Manifest Destiny; the belief that it was our duty to settle the continent, conquer and prosper.