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Did the manifest Destiny help the Americans to fulfill their dreams of spreading its influence and occupying the whole of North America ? The manifest destiny was a United States belief that it was destined to expand its territory from the Atlantic sea all the way to the Pacific Ocean . It was also used as a justification for territorial acquisition in other regions . The democrats who were its proponents held that territorial expansion was not only appropriate but also was of essence

br to them . It was a term that was used in 1840s to justify the acquisition of what today could be regarded as the western world for example the Oregon , Texas and Mexico . Later at around 1890s , the republicans who theoretically used it to justify the expansion mission that United State was undertaking in North America . My focus on this essay is to extensively analyze the Manifest Destiny as from 1783 up to 1870

The period after the War of 1812 all the way to the American Civil War is referred to as the age of Manifest Destiny and it entailed U .S .A extending its territory to the whole North American continent as a result of population increase and economic growth . It involved stretching its territory from the Pacific Ocean for it believed that it was destined to occupy the whole world . That is if it would successfully expand its territory in North America . This concept greatly influenced both the Americans and the government in believing that they would bring technological advancement and civilization to their land but contrary to their expectations , this did not happen . Diseases , wars and many deaths are what came out of it . Americans used this concept to justify the cruelty and racism that was directed to the natives and mostly the Indians and Mexicans (Greenberg , A .S . 2005

The 19th century witnessed the promulgation of the Manifest Destiny belief in the whole world . This was all about United States occupying the whole of North America region and the key figure behind this was John Quincy Adams who was very vibrant during the 1803 Louisiana Purchase as well as the Polk Administration of 1840s . The Louisiana Purchase was a deal that involved the purchase of about 828 ,000 sqm2 of land from the French authority . This region encompassed fifteen states of the United States plus two of the Canadian provinces . Some of these states that are in this territory are Lowe , Oklahoma . New Mexico Colorado and Kansas (Greenberg , A .S . 2005 ) Napoleon sold it because he was already promised of a war by Great Britain and he needed money to equip his army and prepare for this war

In 1818 , through the influence of John Adams , there was signed a treaty that led to the established of a b between United States and Canada and the two nations mutually agreed to occupy Oregon under what could still be termed as part of the Manifest Destiny . Adams also played...