419 - Manifest Destiny

What is "Manifest Destiny"?

• The list of people living in the United States between 1800-1850

• Patriotic celebrations

• The belief that the US had a duty to spread democracy and civilization

Why do you think that Tim and Moby refer to Manifest Destiny as not being "necessarily nice"?

• Native Americans (and the buffalo) were driven off their lands, almost eliminated entirely.

• Native Americans lived in harmony with these new immigrants from the United States.

• Native Americans and white settlers built huge cities together and lived in peace.

How did westward expansion impact Native Americans?

• It didn't have much of an impact

• Native Americans were forced off their land on to reservations

• It created new alliances between Native Americans and the U.S. government

Technology such as the Transcontinental Railroad helped travelers get to the West much easier than before.  (From 5 months to a few days!)

• True 

• False 

What is manifest destiny?

• the idea that the United States had a God-given right to take over every part of North America. 

• the idea that it was our destiny to manifest