MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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to end to slavery
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for westward expansion
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to end immigration from other countries
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to stop annexation of Texas
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Detailed explanation-1: -The westward expansion was an important issue in the election of 1844 because it was tied up with the slavery issue. It was questioned if slavery should be allowed in new territories if America expanded. Several presidents became involved in this issue.
Detailed explanation-2: -"The Democrats re-nominated Van Buren and adopted a platform denouncing internal improvements at national expense, a protective tariff, a national bank, and any interference by Congress with slavery.
Detailed explanation-3: -The platform of the Democratic Party of the United States is generally based on American liberalism, contrasting with the conservatism of the Republican Party. The party has large centrist and progressive wings, as well as smaller fiscal conservative and democratic socialist elements.
Detailed explanation-4: -Manifest Destiny was a popular belief in the mid-to-late 19th century. Its proponents claimed that the United States had the divine right to expand westward-meaning that U.S. expansion was the will of God.