Arguments Against Manifest Destiny

The year 1845, the American newspaper editor John O’Sullivan first coined the phrase, “Manifest Destiny”. This term is the belief that the United States should expand their territory from coast to coast. The Americans thought God was in their favor and should have the ability to take land. Without a doubt, might does not make right since the Americans did not have the right to be justified in the American acquisition of Texas and Mexico. The Americans were invited by the Mexican government to trade and settle in the northern territory, under these circumstances: learn Spanish, adopt the Roman Catholic religion and bring no slave nor democracy, which was not followed by the Americans. The Americans also used techniques of murder toward the Amerindians

These actions that the Americans committed due to the belief of Manifest Destiny, resulted in horrific outcomes that should have never happened.

Manifest Destiny had a major influence on expanding the US territory The Amerindians were people who lived in the western territory who did not believe in Manifest Destiny and instead believed in distribution. Compared to the Americans Amerindians had a more positive view on owning land, rather than Americans who wanted to grab all the land they could take. Americans were hungry for more land and wanted to take the Amerindians land for their own selfish needs. The Americans knew the Amerindians were against their civilization, which made the Americans find them useless toward

The Mexican government was nice enough to invite the Americans to settle and trade in the northern territory. However the Americans had to agree to not bring any slaves nor democracy, Americans had to learn Spanish, and they had to embrace in the Roman Catholic Religion. Over the years, more and more Americans came to Texas and eventually conquered the population. These Americans did not obey the rules and brought slaves to their farms, spread Protestant, and did not learn Spanish. After Eleven year, Santa Ana became president. He did not fancy how the Americans brought slaves and lacked assimilation. Due to these reasons the battle of Alamo occurred. In April 1836 the Mexicans lost and the Americans took away their land, which goes against another rule in the Declaration Of Independence, “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”. If this was true then the Americans would not have taken away land that was not rightfully theirs. The Americans broke the Mexicans law and even broke their own just to seize more land to become