In the 1840s, America was no different from a growing child – it was getting bigger, smarter, and needed more things to achieve its full potential. But how do you get bigger and better? You need to do everything in your power to fight for it. To reach the west coast and create a full America, this so-called belief was known as 'Manifest Destiny'. America was almost there, with the East coast filled up, and the Continental Railroad near completion. The only problem now was populating the middle.
A daunting task, considering the fact that there were already inhabitants there, people who were rightfully there from the start, and wanted nothing to do with white settlers.
Being a majour power force, Americans seem to relish the idea of ‘survival of the fittest’. If they had power to do it, and you
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Americans are raised to believe that they are strong, and that they are the strongest. In American culture, justice, strength, and patriotism are highly valued. Homesteaders were taught that Indians were dangerous savages, and that their race was one that ran wild. They weren’t Christian either, which bothered Americans even more. So the general public believes something like this: Indians will attack your home on the plains, kill and pillage, and leave dishonourably. Because they weren’t Christian, they were evil, and worshipped pagan gods. Mix that in with their rocky relationship with them in the past, and the average American will come to the conclusion that it’s right to attack Indians. Especially in times like these, you can’t blame the fear that drives everyone. There’s the word again; fear. People do crazy things when they’re afraid. Fear comes from a lack of proper understanding, the unknown and the insecurity of not being able to anticipate or evaluate a thing. Fear also makes them want to conquer it. That means action and fighting that fear. Can you wrong someone for their instinct and