manifest desiny

Manifest Destiny reflected the desire to grow and expand quickly. It also demonstrated the idealistic vision of social perfection that fueled so much of the reform energy of the time. All this rested on the idea that America was destined-by god and by history- to expand its boundaries over a vast area.

The idea of Manifest Destiny had spread throughout the nation in the 1840's. It was heavily publicized by the new "penny express" which made newspapers available to a far greater proportion of the population than ever before. Some supporters of Manifest Destiny had relatively limited territorial goals; others envisioned a vast new "empire of liberty" that would include Canada, Mexico, Caribbean and Pacific islands, and ultimately, a

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in desperation for money to finance the costly wars in Europe. In 1803, Napoleon and the Louisiana purchase granted the U.

The Rush-Bagot Agreement, witch was signed in 1818, set the border of Canada at the 49° parallel.

In 1819 the United States acquired Florida from Spain for $5 million in the treaty of Adams-0nis.

Westward expansion began with territorial acquisitions that began in 1783.

In 1846 the Oregon Compromise was signed.

The Treaty of Paris allotted the United States lands between the Appalachians and Mississippi River.

The final acquisition took place in 1853.

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