??the right of our manifest destiny to over spread to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given to us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federative development of the self government entrusted to us. It is right such as that of the tree to the space of air and the earth suitable for the full expansion of its principle and destiny of growth? ?..John.L O?Sullivan Manifest Destiny can be described as a phenomen that created America?s history, a movement that would embody American beliefs and American culture, it implied imperialistic expansion that the Americans believed was there right, this right led to hardships, several wars and hostilities between countries and also between people occupying the American land. Though this destiny also led to new lives, comradery and development it achieved the ultimate goal of possession. Manifest Destiny was the philosophy that created a nation. In the year of 1800 the West to coin an old phrase was an ?unknown frontier? to the Americans who had settled upon the East Coast. The West was a mystery blocked by a French colony by the name of Louisiana. America was under the leadership of Thomas Jefferson who in the true spirit of Americans was interested in the west and the possibilities it offered.
With this in mind he organised an expedition into the French owned territory, before this expedition could begin in 1803 French leader Napoleon Bonaparte offered to sell Louisiana to America for a price of fifteen million dollars and with this historic purchase the West was opened up to expansion and pioneers. America now possessed the ?heart of their continent?. Jefferson?s planed expedition continued and under the leadership of Lewis and Clarke the exploration of the newly acquired West began, the expedition covered 4,000 miles and all lands beyond Louisiana to the Pacific were claimed for America. This expedition shattered dreams of Jefferson and exposed how hard the Rockies were to penetrate despite this, the extensive richness in the area and in the fur trade enticed trade, and the Rockies became the centre of American fur trade. The west was now largely American and the lure would call to many in the following years. The call of Westward migration was largely related to the economic situation of the East and in times of hardships or depression the West seemed to be a form of escape the first example of this occurred in 1806 when business restrictions in the East caused economic problems, this wave of migration consequently resulted in the additional States of Louisiana(1812), Indiana(1816), Mississippi(1817), Illinois(1818) and Alabama(1819) to the union of the United States. (To become a State of the Union a population of 60,000 must be reached).
The Term Paper on Western History Comparison American West
A Comparison Between The American West: A new interpretive history and The Legacy of Conquest: The unbroken past of the American West In comparing Robert V. Hine and John Mack Faracher's book The American West and Patricia Nelson Limerick's book The Legacy of Conquest, it is apparent that the extent of their similarities basically end at their topic of discussion. Both books write about the ...
In 1807 the Embargo Act was passed which prohibited United States vessels from trading with European nations during the Napoleonic Wars, this embargo seriously threatened American livelihoods and stimulated a continuation of economic disruption. The war of 1812 is worth mentioning as it created a feeling of national pride and stopped the domination of America by European events, the decade in which followed has often been referred to as the ?Era of Good Feeling? but in fact it could be classified as the prelude to the strife and devastation and animosity that was destined to continue for four decades. westward expansion accelerated when Spain ceded Florida to America in 1819, in exchange for the payment of $5 million dollars and the settlement of all American claims made towards the Spanish government. In 1921 the Mexicans drove the Spaniards from the continent and declared Texas to be a Mexican State. The Mexicans encouraged American Westward movement and American pioneers and settlers were driven to this territory by trade and also by the promise of cheap fertile land. The Americans soon outnumbered the Mexicans and some were calling for annexation by the USA. This perhaps is the starting point of hostilities between the Mexicans and the Americans, which would later develop into the Mexican American War.
The Essay on Integration Among Early American Settlers and Native Indians
The book The Unredeemed Captive is a story about the French-Indian raid on the small town of Deerfield Massachusetts. The raid is not a total surprise to the people of Deerfield, they find out a few days prior to the incident. They hear of towns east of them being attacked. The town of Deerfield did not feel that they were to be affected by the Indians. These few extra days to prepare for the “ ...
The Texas situation however would evolve into a revolution led, without the help of the American army. The Mexicans were defeated and Texas declared independent in 1836 due to the question of slavery Texas was not annexed until 1844. The question of slavery comes up in context to westward expansion as it causes disruption within the union and hatred between states and political parties. The first question of slavery was aroused I relation to Missouri who applied for statehood in 1818, Missouri was the first state to be created from land entirely west of the Mississippi from territory added to the union. There was a fear that the admission of Missouri, in which slavery was legal to the union would enable and encourage slavery in future states in the end a compromised settlement was achieved in which slavery was legal within Missouri, but prohibited in all other states created out of the Louisiana purchase above a latitude 3630?. With this descion the issue of slavery would be brought into prevalence and would eventuate into an issue that would divide the union into sides that would clash in conflict. The struggle over new Western territories would continue and affect migration routes and numbers in accordance to their position upon slavery.
The American Indigenous People or the Indian have relevance to the issue of Westward Expansion, they provided an element of fear and hostility within the settlers they were an unknown factor. The American government under went a policy of removal. Indians were removed from land that was ready to be settled in order to make the land more attractive to settlers, the Indians were moved to land designated especially for them, until the white man wanted expansion and the Indians would be moved again. This policy of removal to unfit land came into precedence in1812 after the Battle Of Tippecanoe where the Indians attempted resistance. The systematic removal of the Indians made the west more attractive to many Americans the removal of Indians also gained the white man additional territory to settle in the West. In 1823 President James Monroe, announced the Monroe Doctrine, the effects this policy would have upon United States Westward expansion would come into play in the 1840s where it would be used as a justification of expansion and as a threat towards Britain regarding California and Oregon. With increasing hostilities with the Mexicans the United States had to settle the issue of Oregon with Britain to avoid conflict on both sides and also to ensure the continuation of pioneers spreading across the west.
The Essay on West Bank Land Palestinians Israel
The issue in Israel is the fight for land between the Palestinians and the Israelis. The main factor that triggers the conflict is what is called 'the occupation'. And it grew out of the Jewish longing for a safe home. Around 400, 000 Israeli settlers sit on land occupied by the Israeli military during the six day war in 1967. This small percent of the population have the best of the land and very ...
In 1945 Oregon was not on American soil and with the increasing numbers of settlers establishing themselves upon Oregon soil a settlement was required to repress any problems that may occur. The United States made an offer to Britain which was rejected, with this rejection America became more aggressive in their demands this tension was alleviated by a British Company fearing attack moving to a fort beyond the Americans reach, with this movement the two countries agreed upon the original offer made by the United States therfore in 1846 all Oregon territory under the latitude 49North became legally part of the United States. Settlers flocked to this newly acquired area and as trails and transportation methods improved it allowed families and larger groups to move West with the American Dream held strong in the hearts of many. The animosity with the Mexicans finally came to rise in the Mexican-American wars which spanned from 1846-1848. The reasons for the eruption of the hostilities included the annexation of Texas in 1845, claims of property damage by US citizens against the Mexican government and the desire of the United States to acquire California into their boundaries (manifest destiny).
After failed negotiations in 1845 regarding land, the movement of an American army was considered as act of aggression and Mexican troops were sent to protect their land, in turn America declared war on 13th May 1846. The Mexicans lacked resources to fight a war and were ill equipped to combat the three armies America put into the field for combat. America forced the Mexicans back and put onto effect a naval blockade. A revolt in California to lead to its declaration of independence from Mexican rule and was declared a territory of the United States in July 1846. Despite the United States victories against the Mexican armies and the naval blockade success, Mexico refused to acknowledge defeat. The United States decided to end the war by capturing Mexico City and after battles at Veracruz, Cerro Gordo, Conteras, and Churubusco, Mexico City fell to the United States on 14th September 1847. Peace was established in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidaglo, which established the Texan border and ceded New Mexico and California to the United States for the sum of $15million and responsibility for US claims against the Mexican government. This war continued the opening of the West and encouraged Westward movement to California.
The Term Paper on The West African Regional War
The West Africa Regional War For observers of the West Africa regional war, the recent calm in the war-torn Mano River Union (MRU) states Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea has given rise to optimism. Guarded, as this optimism might be, the decrease in violence in West Africa during the second half of 2001 is an important development given the scope and intensity of fighting that gripped these ...
The West encountered its first major influx of people in 1849, the word of the year was ?Gold?. The discovery of gold in California enticed over one hundred thousand people to flock to Californian gold fields in one year in the search of riches. The gold did not last very long but the legacy did as many of the gold seekers settled and developed the land, the people who choose to leave the fields followed other gold discoveries and scattered themselves throughout the growing West. The final slither of the South-West not owned by the United States was purchased in 1953 in the Gasden Purchase from Mexico, thus perhaps realising a large part of the Manifest Destiny philosophy. The United States was united from East to West. With this final purchase and the successions of the Mexicans in 1948 the United had acquired an undisputed tittle to all land westward from the Rockies to the Pacific Coast, north to the 49th parallel and south to Rio Grande. It was this ?legitimate possession that convinced thousands of settlers to move westward in search of the fulfilled dream of the United States. This union though would be tested, not by foreign powers but by an internal struggle revolving around the issue of slavery.
The American civil war would have an enormous impact upon the United States it would pause if not halt Westward migration for its duration(1861-1865) as the South combated the North. Ultimately as Scarlet O?Hara so eloquently put it ?the Yankees are comin?, and the Yankees did come, the Union triumphed over the Confederacy in 1865 after four years of bloody wars and decisive battles resulting in the abolishment of slavery. The main impact the civil war imposed upon Western migration was the virtual halt of migration as mentioned before, the pausing of settlement which served as an enticement to the west and the detrimental effect of the loss/death of approximately 620 000 thousand men in a nation of 35 million people had upon migration. The after effects of the civil war were characterised by a continuation of the Westward movement, a massive influx of foreign immigrants, rapid industrialisation and the passing of many laws previously frowned upon by the confederacy. A large incentive to Westward movement came in the form of the 1862 Homestead Laws. The Homestead laws enabled settlers without capital to acquire homesteads, it provided that anyone who was the head of the family, 21 years old, a veteran of 14 days active service in the US armed forces and who was or had an intent to become a citizen could acquire a tract of land in the public domain (excluding the original 13 states and Maine, Vermont, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas) the tract of land could not exceed 160 acres. To acquire the land title, the homesteader was obliged to settle on or cultivate the homestead for five years. This enticement for Westward movement succeeded as settlers mainly fromthe period after the civil war flocked towards the West in the lure of free land.
The Term Paper on In “War And The State In Africa,” Jeffrey Herbst States That "
In “War and the State in Africa,” Jeffrey Herbst states that “…it should be recognized that there is very little evidence that African countries, or many others in the Third World, will be able to find peaceful ways to strengthen the state and develop national identities.” Do you agree with Herbst’s argument? Why? Although African countries are facing many severe ...
The West was still not accessible enough for mass migration to occur, the wagon trails were well established but still a test upon a person?s endurance, determination and spirit. The West needed to be opened up to the masses and this opening came in the form of a railway. It was realised by the government that the West needed to be opened up and in turn they offered large sums of money and land grants as incentives to companies. The first railroad construction began in 1862, though progress only began to be made from 1866 when supplies were more readily available. The two railway companies, Union Pacific Railroad, who employed veterans from the civil war and the Central Pacific Railway Company who employed overseas labour mainly the Chinese and Irish, were in direct competition. The Union began from east building tracks West across the largely unsettled Prairie whereas the Central Pacific began from the West in San Francisco, the companies raced across the country side not even stopping to meet the tracks, only with government intervention did the tracks finally meet at Promontory Point, Utah on the 10th May 1869 and the Transcontinental Railway was completed . Effects of the railway include, the West was now open to the masses, many townships blossomed along the railways and the United States took a huge step in technological dominance.
The Business plan on Cathay Pacific Company Report
The following report, comprising of secondary research found from numerous different sources will address the organisational profile of the Hong Kong based airline, Cathay Pacific. An organisational profile will be constructed detailing various aspects of the business including Cathay Pacific’s organisational structure, products and services, markets, competition, financial information and the ...
By the 1870?s the West was no longer a frontier to be braved by explorers but a thriving centre of settlers, pioneers and towns. In the space of seventy years the United States had accomplished a centuries worth of achievements, and in the true spirit of ?Manifest Destiny? they had quadrupled their size by the means of purchase, war and exploration. This extension of territory or the opening up of the West came about largely to these factors, The Louisiana Purchase, Texan independence and then annexation, the Mexican-American Wars and the Oregon agreement. This opening up of the West allowed Americans to venture into their West in search of their American Dream, the enticement of cheap land, a new beginning, gold, a second chance and later free land allowed the dreams of many to be followed and attempted either in the heart of America or on it?s Pacific Shoreline. A large factor which allowed the West to be settled was the vast numbers of foreign immigrants. Western Expansions setbacks were largely owed to the early years where established trails were hard to find and the threat of Indians was fierce also a setbacks occurred throughout the civil war days though in the post war days there was an increase in Westward migration. The West provided an opportunity to many and with the continual settlement and the development of railways it would be an opportunity that was available to many.
