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This 3 page paper discusses what Manifest Destiny is, some of the key events of the period and its impact on Native Americans. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. The Doctrine of Manifest Destiny Research Compiled for The Paper
Store, Inc. by K. Von Huben 11/2010 Please Introduction The term "manifest destiny" refers to the idea that somehow the United
States had a god-given right to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific; that it was "manifest" (apparent) that it was Americas destiny to spread across the continent. This paper
considers the impact of that doctrine on the new nation and on the indigenous peoples of the continent. Discussion When considered logically, there is absolutely no sense to the claim
that America had some sort of foreordained purpose that made it imperative that it push west all the way to the Pacific. The country could have stopped its expansion at
the Appalachian Mountains; the Mississippi River; or the Rockies, for instance. But the idea of a country of limitless land and possibilities was certainly appealing to the adventurous young country,
and when newspaper editor John OSullivan coined the phrase "Manifest Destiny" in 1840, it struck a chord. Part of the idea is definitely patronizing: it hinges on the thinking
that American political and societal institutions and the American culture, "particularly that of white America, were superior to the institutions and cultures of other nations and peoples" (Allard). And, having
the superior culture also meant that the nation could do as it pleased to others, in the name of "enlightening" them (Allard). But there was also a sense of real
optimism and a desire for adventure; the period seems to embody the best and worst of imperialistic tendencies. The key events of the time include the annexation of Texas, the
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