Thus it can be see that through the goal of the early American pioneers to gain natural resources many settlers were pushed further west and thus expanded America towards the west coast rapidly. However it must be acknowledged that the establishment of the intercontinental roads such as the Cumberland Road aided industries such as farming and in particular the cattle frontier massively. Therefore it must be seen that without such means of transportation attempts to settle the west would have been near impossible. Transportation from one side of America to the other undoubtedly was a massive goal for the American government, as it would establish a more economically
The people traveled in groups and with the new advancements in communication and technology they could quickly establish communities and generate commerce for growth. Along with citizens slaves also made the movement west which further expanded the “Cotton Kingdom.” Overall the advancements in transportation and communication helped to quickly give rise to the expansion of Western America. The growth of western cities and states such as Chicago and Indiana would not have seen such rapid growth had it not been for inventions such as the Steamboat, Roads, The Erie Canal, Railroads, and the Telegraph. Although expansion was going to immanent had it not been for these advancements the cities would have taken longer to become major players in the young US
The phrase "Manifest Destiny" is connected with the territorial expansion of the US in the 19th century. Manifest Destiny was the American belief that the United States was destined to expand westward. The expansion was thought to be not only good, but also apparent ("manifest") and definite ("destiny"). Many believed the mission to be divinely inspired. Originally a political catch phrase of the nineteenth century, Manifest Destiny became a historical term, often used as a synonym for the territorial expansion of the United States across North America.
According to Turner, the frontier had been the most important factor in shaping America and its character. He believed that you could only understand America by understanding the western frontier and how it changed the newly organized nation. A major notion within his claims of the American frontier is, “ the existence of an are of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement westward, explain American development ” (Turner, 33). Turner saw the advancement in the western frontier in a more hopeful and joyful light, contrary to that of Patricia Limerick’s
The main motive that pushed the Europeans to migrate to America was the search of a better life, one free of troublesome, one with religious freedom and one that they can succeed in. http://bookbuilder.cast.org/view_print.php?book=6522). History texts places a huge responsibility on Religion being the biggest motive for the Europeans moving to America being that in Europe there was a single state of religion that had to be practiced by all. Although, religious freedom was key to the Puritans, Quakers, Catholics, and Baptists that migrated to America, it was by no means the sole factor as seemingly suggested in many textbooks. Settlers continued to come to the America colonies, Scotch-Irish and Swiss settlers came, too, in search of a better life, wanting to have land of their own and enough food to fill their hungry stomachs.
After making this agreement, Spain and Portugal increased their voyages of exploration in search of wealth,power,and glory. (10) 3 European goals for exploration [pic] The three goals of the European Explorations were: 1) they wanted to spread Christianity through missionaries in the Americas. 2) They wanted to expand their empires. 3) They wanted to become rich by increasing their wealth. European nation would increase in power and security.
Natasha Nieves P.6 Manifest Destiny “It was America’s right to stretch from sea to shining sea, not only was there a responsibility to hold to our citizens to gain valuable natural resources, but also to civilize this beautiful land” – Unknown. Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States was preordained by God to expand throughout North America. Many great achievements have been the effect of America’s fulfillment of its Manifest Destiny. America has not only geographically succeeded but the glorious success has carried its self to the present day. The origin of Manifest Destiny comes from the influential Puritan John Winthrop writing.
There are explorers, traders, and mountain men that have contributed toward westward movement in the United States, positively and negatively. The first ones who did were Louis and Clark, who led their expedition toward the Louisiana Territory, uncharted at the time. They came back with detailed notes and maps, which contributed positively since the west no longer was a mystery as to what was out there, making people more confident to move with information to guide them. Next were the Astorians who also made a positive impact toward westward movement. John Astor wanted his group of men to be able to pass the Columbia River in Oregon to set up a fur-trading company.
American imperialism of the late 1800s and early 1900s demonstrated the same cultural and social justification of previous expansionism. The original doctrine of Manifest Destiny, which emerged in the 1840s to accompany westward continental expansion, advocated a belief that America was destined by God to expand its borders across the continent in order to spread the blessings of liberty. As Senator Albert J. Beveridge explicates in his 1900 speech to 56th Congress (Doc. E), this belief was equally influential in later imperial America; he expresses the Americans’ self-recognition as God’s chosen people, a race not only blessed, but bound by a holy duty to enlighten the rest of the world through their own expansion. This was the sentiment of “The White Man’s Burden”, described in Rudyard Kipling’s 1899 poem of this title, which invoked the social responsibility of the American race to elevate the primitive peoples of the earth.
During the early to mid-1800s, many people living in the United States believed it was expected of the United States to fulfill their Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny is the idea that the United States is unique, in the aspect that they had a democracy, and that God watched over the entire country. John O’Sullivan introduced Manifest Destiny, publishing an essay in a magazine that stated that Manifest Destiny is the idea that it is God’s will that America should expand the boundaries as far as it possibly could. Many events throughout history including the Mormon Migration, the opening of Oregon, the war for Texas’s Independence, the Mexican War, and the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 helped the United States achieve their Manifest Destiny. The Mormon Migration came about when a man named Joseph Smith was “visited” by God, presented with the knowledge of God, and given the ability to read gold plates that were sent by God that provided the information for the Book of Mormons.