THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Settlers believed that it was their duty to civilize the American Indians in the West.
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Settlers believed that it was the destiny of the United States to expand west to the Pacific Ocean.
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Settlers believed that it was necessary to erase the influence of Mexican culture on the West.
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Settlers believed that it was important to build ports in the West to expand trade with Asia.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Manifest Destiny was the idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America. The ideology of Manifest Destiny inspired a variety of measures designed to remove or destroy the native population. US President James K.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Americans believed that they had a right to any land they wanted. First used in 1845, the term Manifest Destiny conveyed the idea that the rightful destiny of the US included imperialistic expansion. This idea certainly contributed to several wars.
Detailed explanation-4: -Manifest Destiny was the idea that the United States had a clear national purpose to spread across the continent of North America, carrying the ideas of liberty, equality, and democracy into new territory that would provide homes and livelihoods for its rapidly growing population.
Detailed explanation-5: -The desire for more land brought aspiring homesteaders to the frontier. When gold was discovered in California in 1848, the number of migrants increased even more. At the heart of manifest destiny was the pervasive belief in American cultural and racial superiority.