The tribes agreed to the treaty for strategic reason. They wanted to appease the government in the hope of retaining some of their land and wanted to protect themselves white harassment. Removal would save Indian people from the depredation of whites, and would resettle them in area where they could govern themselves. Andrew Jackson believed that everyone would be happier if the Indians were by force and if it was necessary on the on the western side to Mississippi River. He had a rough relationship with the Natives Americans.
Although the principle of Manifest Destiny was to strengthen the nation, it indirectly led to its breaking point by a symbol known as the Civil War. The ideas behind expansionism, land acquired after the Mexican War, and the rising conflicts surrounding slavery all contributed to the division of the nation. In 1845, an editor with a known voice and a democratic leader by the name of John L O' Sullivan gave birth to the term Manifest Destiny. He declared it was America's divine or "Principle-given" right to expand over the entire continent for the purposes of fulfilling America's "mission." This mission included not only gaining land but also pushing forward the freedoms of mankind.
To balance the problem the north created and made Maine a free state, as Missouri had become slave. The Missouri compromise did ease tension at the time but the question had been asked about if slavery was right or wrong and the balance would have to be constantly equal to stop tension and conflict in the future. Westward expansion was also a great area of concern, Democrat James Polk was very committed to the idea, he wanted to annex California and New Mexico from Mexico and let the Americans settle there. He believed it was ‘manifest destiny’ to control the whole continent. The idea of westward expansion was a good one because it would enable people to live in more room and to grow the population, however many northerners merely saw the idea of westward expansion to spread slavery.
James Axtell discusses how large of an influence the Indians were in “Colonial America without the Indians”. Within Axtells text DeVoto goes to say that without the Indians, America would not be America as we know it. The interactions were hugely impactful. The contact with Indians taught us how to survive. They showed us how to farm, showed how to hunt effectively, introduced medicine, showed the Invaders where gold was, amongst other incredibly influential tasks.
In the article by Williams cronon , Agricultural practices on both sides of the settler-Indian equation. Englishmen expected to be able to live in America much the same way that they lived in England, which led to what you could call " misunderstandings" between them, the Indians, and the land itself. European relation of production in the new world was much more complicated task than they thought it would be due to how Indians communities used seasonal diversity, which leads a practice of mobility, however, Englishmen come to realize the importance of understanding the habits and the ecology of other species in order for them to survive. Native Americans understood the cyclical nature of the seasons. They moved and responded to the
This power caused principles in Jacksonian Democracy including Manifest Destiny. The idea of Manifest Destiny basically is the belief that America has the power to expand its borders to the western land and all of America from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. This is destiny that was given to America from God supposedly and Jacksonian Democracy completely defends it. Also, Jackson believed in a limited federal government even though he wasn’t satisfied on the idea of a strong state government. Jacksonian’s agree with a “hands-on” approach to the economy meaning that the government to strong control over the countries economy.
However, England dominated the region economically. In an effort to claim the territory peaceably, the United States encouraged its citizens to settle there, appealing to their sense of nationalism as well as offering incentives in the form of land subsidies. The government told citizens it was their “Manifest Destiny”, their God-given right and obligation, to settle the west and bring the American culture to the area. The Oregon Trail
At first, politics kept the settlers from moving into Indian territory, but soon, pressure from the settlers urged the government to push westward for more land. “Indian removal was necessary for the opening of the vast American lands to agriculture, to commerce, to markets, to money, to the development of the modern capitalist economy. Land was indispensable for all this,” (Zinn 126). Here is my reaction: I realize this is perhaps the first time in American history where wealth in land became the clear, obvious, powerful concept. This is where the Louisiana Purchase spurred several more of its type and where it was acknowledged that land was absolutely necessary for American advancement.
2/ express your opinion about the change in Rip Van Winkle in relation to the quotation:” the nature of the people of instead tranquil and lazy complaisance with the old order of monarchical reign the people now had to form their own nation.” Americans were trying to avoid the tyranny of England, just as Rip would do everything possible to escape his overbearing wife. After 20 years, he has a new freedom life without his wife's control. This also means the Americans have their own nation. One of villagers asked him whether Rip was Federal or Democrat. It means there were 2 ways to form a new order of America but Rip didn’t know anything about the revolution.
Abraham Lincoln saved our country from dividing into 2 separate unions and basically saved our country. He kept our country together when we were about to split due to the civil war and slavery. The South wanted to split from the North and become their own country. They wanted to keep slavery while the North and Lincoln were against it. Lincoln helped unite the country during its biggest internal conflict in its history.