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Manifest Destiny In The 1800's

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In the late 1700’s and early 1800’s, the United States (US) was rapidly expanding. The economy was growing, the population was increasing, and many people came to the US looking to strike rich. The US was also rapidly expanding westward. Many people wanted access to the plentiful natural resources located on Indian territory in the West. The promise of gold also lured Americans west. Additionally, during this time period, Americans believed strongly in the idea of manifest destiny. Manifest destiny was the ideology that America had a “divine obligation to stretch the boundaries of their noble republic to the Pacific Ocean” (“Manifest Destiny”). Americans believed it was their duty to civilize the savage natives. As the US expanded westward,
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