Manifest Destiny
At the start of the 1800s the USA was a newly formed country. There were many other countries on the North American Continent, and the USA wanted to be a safe, well-protected and prominent country.
The US Government propagated their belief in the Manifest Destiny. This was the belief that they wanted to control the whole continent. They believed that they had a right to control this area.
LINKS | American West Homepage | 1837 Financial Crisis | Manifest Destiny: Early Migration | Why did anyone want to go West? |
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