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Manifest Destiny

The American idea of “Manifest Destiny” played a very important role in our political

dealings with native Americans in general and the Mexican government in particular. The

concept of “Manifest Destiny” was for the United States to control the land from “Sea to

Shining Sea” or the present day boundaries of the United States.

The Americans believed that nothing must stand in the way for them to accomplish this

goal. 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 as

the New England territory. After the settlers fully populated this area they decided to

move west. However, they didn’t care about pushing the Indians out of their homeland

once again. In 1803 when the Louisiana purchase took place, the Americans didn’t think

about the Indians and kicked them out of their new homeland. As the Americans

continued to settle the west they als

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One of the most important actions the Americans took

toward becoming a strong empire was taking control of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the

Philippines.

Manifest Destiny was later transformed into imperialism under the United States

25th president, McKinley. During the Mexican-American war both sides didn’t

want 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 and

also with the Mexican government. to be one of the

strongest empires in the world. had to have a powerful navy

and also strong foreign trade with other nations. It never crossed their minds who they would be

hurting just as long as they could have the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific

Ocean. The most significant agreement these groups agreed on was the

Treaty 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 in

August of 1847? Also, What is needed for peace negotiations to be successful? In August

of 1847, neither the Americans nor the Spanish wanted to be satisfied with the current

outcome. It stated that Mexico would

give up all claims of Texas, and that Texas would belong to the United States.

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