'expansion' this essay looks at the expansion of the united states during the presedency of james k polk, and his belief in manifest destiny.
Title: 'expansion' this essay looks at the expansion of the united states during the presedency of james k polk, and his belief in manifest destiny.
Category: /History
Details: Words: 604 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
'expansion' this essay looks at the expansion of the united states during the presedency of james k polk, and his belief in manifest destiny.
Category: /History
Details: Words: 604 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Expansion
During the 1840's the United States expanded a great deal. The U.S. gained land in Texas,
California, and Oregon. Some of the land was gained diplomatically, and some of the land was gained using
force. No matter how we got it, we got it, and the land that we got was crucial to the success of the
development of our country. Many people were caught up in the idea of "Manifest Destiny," which …showed first 75 words of 604 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 604 total…crime." In regard to Polk's Justifications
to war Abraham Lincoln stated that, "He falls short of proving Justification." Anti-Expansionists felt that
expansion was happening too fast and too wrong.
In the 1840's the United States gained a lot of crucial land for the U.S.. It was argued that it was
wrong on many levels, but also that it was inevitable. In the end the United States expanded. They did so
because they had to.