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Manifest Destiny

The American idea of "Manifest Destiny" played a very important role in our politicaldealings with native Americans in general and the Mexican government in particular. Theconcept of "Manifest Destiny" was for the United States to control the land from "Sea toShining Sea" or the present day boundaries of the United States.The Americans believed that nothing must stand in the way for them to accomplish thisgoal. Even if it meant war for the still very young United States of America. When the settlers came over from England they landed in what is now known asthe New England territory. After the settlers fully populated this area they decided tomove west. However, they didn't care about pushing the Indians out of their homelandonce again. In 1803 when the Louisiana purchase took place, the Americans didn't thinkabout the Indians and kicked them out of their new homeland. As the Americanscontinued to settle the west they als


One of the most important actions the Americans tooktoward becoming a strong empire was taking control of Guam, Puerto Rico, and thePhilippines. Manifest Destiny was later transformed into imperialism under the United States25th president, McKinley. During the Mexican-American war both sides didn'twant to cooperate until Santa Anna spoke up and called a truce. It is clear to see in how politically the Americans dealt with Native Americans andalso with the Mexican government. to be one of thestrongest empires in the world. had to have a powerful navyand also strong foreign trade with other nations. It never crossed their minds who they would behurting just as long as they could have the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the PacificOcean. The most significant agreement these groups agreed on was theTreaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ended the war in 1848. to be an empire, it had to have a strong navy, a canal through Panama,and dominance of the Caribbean. Why didn't the war end inAugust of 1847? Also, What is needed for peace negotiations to be successful? In Augustof 1847, neither the Americans nor the Spanish wanted to be satisfied with the currentoutcome. It stated that Mexico wouldgive up all claims of Texas, and that Texas would belong to the United States.

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