MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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because it was what God wanted
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because it would make the US more money
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because we needed to prove to the world that we were the strongest courty that existed
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because the US should do whatever it feels like
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the mid-nineteenth century, newspaper editor John O’Sullivan coined the term ‘manifest destiny’ to describe the belief that God intended for the United States to occupy North America from Atlantic to Pacific.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the main reasons was for personal economic gain. Many Americans believed that if they could not succeed where they were, they could always move West and start over. After all, that was how the nation had grown so large. The Panic of 1837 was an incentive for many, but the migration had begun before then.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gold rush and mining opportunities (silver in Nevada) The opportunity to work in the cattle industry; to be a “cowboy” Faster travel to the West by railroad; availability of supplies due to the railroad. The opportunity to own land cheaply under the Homestead Act.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most important argument in favor of US imperialism was the financial gain to be had by giving American businesses access to colonial resources and markets.
Detailed explanation-5: -The rapid expansion of the United States intensified the issue of slavery as new states were added to the Union, leading to the outbreak of the Civil War.