"Manifest Destiny", Adequate or Not .
As I look back at time I sit and ponder, " Was Manifest Destiny an adequate reason for the conquest of the lands that contain the United States. "In 1845, John O'Sullivan, editor of the influential Democratic Review, coined the phrase "Manifest Destiny" to describe this vision of a United States stretching from Atlantic to Pacific." Manifest Destiny is a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable as if granted by God and a term that refers to the desire of the "United States to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean that began in the mid-nineteenth century used to justify the U.S. annexation of Oregon, New Mexico, and California and later U.S. involvement in Alaska, .
Hawaii, and the Philippines". The idea of Manifest Destiny was based on the idea that America had a divine providence. It had a future that was destined by God to expand its borders, with no limit to area or country. As a strong believer in God I do believe that Manifest Destiny was an adequate reason for the conquest of the lands that contain the United States.
The Americans in the 1800's believed that it was the historic duty of their nation to expand to the Pacific Ocean. They believed that the land was rightfully theirs. They ignored the fact that the land was already occupied and began to move west. They did not recognize the Indians as people, they saw them as potential slaves, so they simply killed them and took their land. The Americans were willing to do anything to get the land they needed " Seek peace and persue it" (Ps 34:14) were the words they were living by. Some people may say that it was not right but if they would not have did that we would not have what we have now. As we know we have to work hard for whatever we want and this is what our founding fathers did to expand the U.S. .
The first reason I chose to agree with the term Manifest Destiny is that many Americans at that time agreed that it was the right thing to do.
The Manifest Destiny was the name given by the aggressive Anglo-American expansion of the west. ... The Manifest Destiny was religiously inspired but had racist overtones. ... One of the outcomes of the Manifest Destiny was the Mexican war. ... Opponents of the Manifest Destiny viewed their expansionism as Imperialism. ... The principals of the Manifest Destiny were false and not of God's providence. ...
Manifest Destiny, before becoming nationally known, started very meagerly. The term "Manifest Destiny" was first used by Congressman Robert Winthrop before being made popular by John L. O"Sullivan in 1845 (Manifest Destiny). ... Another reason was "in 1818 and 1839 the United States suffered an economic depression" (Manifest Destiny). ... Manifest Destiny affected the United States greatly. ...
Manifest Destiny was a phrase first coined by John L. ... This is not to say that Manifest Destiny was only a great social plan. ... Manifest destiny has indeed affected our country (and the rest of the world) in many ways. ... This, however, is not to say that the concept of Manifest Destiny was a completely glorious one. ... This negative side of manifest destiny has also survived today. ...
Coining the Phrase The idea of Manifest Destiny became the guide to American expansion. ... A Disputed Philosophy This section is about opposing attitudes and views about Manifest Destiny. ... To This End I believe that Manifest Destiny has no beginning or end. ... A Metamorphosis I believe we will not see the end of Manifest Destiny in our lifetime. I think that Manifest Destiny did indeed take on a whole new perspective. ...
The movement, letter tagged as "Manifest Destiny" was what drove American settlers to actively seek control of territories within the American continent and the Monroe Doctrine is what they later used to keep European nations from interfering with it. The Federal Government used manifest destiny to support expansion and believed the expansion was necessary to enforce the Monroe Doctrine. Manifest destiny was a phenomenon, a mindset, and a movement. ... The Manifest Destiny ideology was put in place yet again when the U.S. set eyes on Mexican territory around 1845. ... Countless li...
This thirst to expand was outlined in an ideology that became known as Manifest Destiny. ... As with all political issues, there were different opinions as to what Manifest Destiny truly meant. ... O"Sullivan reflected this attitude in a portion of an editorial piece titled "Manifest Destiny" . ... Manifest Destiny can be considered in today's historical context as a sort of two-faced ideology. ... The only Destiny that the Americans were concerned with manifesting was their own. ...
What Is Manifest Destiny? ... Manifest destiny declared America as this land. The Roots of Manifest Destiny. ... Manifest Destiny in Practice. ... The Ever-Changing Manifest Destiny By the end of the 19th century, the belief in, and drive of manifest destiny was grinding to a halt. ...
The Manifest Destiny bettered the nation by first expanding its territory further to create a stronger nation. ... The Manifest Destiny could be viewed in various perspectives such as one of a progressive movement. ... The Manifest Destiny could also be seen as a progressive movement for the nation according to John L. ... The Manifest Destiny has also been viewed as a movement of aggressive imperialism and harmful to many people. ... The Manifest Destiny showed many attempts in aggressive imperialism which caused many individuals to hurt in the end. ...
