America and Manifest Destiny essays

America and Manifest Destiny essays The American idea of "Manifest Destiny" played a very important role in our political dealings with native Americans in general and the Mexican government in particular. The concept of "Manifest Destiny" was for the United States to control the land from "Sea to Shining Sea" or the present day boundaries of the United States. The Americans believed that nothing must stand in the way for them to accomplish this goal. Even if it meant war for the still very young United States of America. When the settlers came over from England they landed in what is now known as the New England territory. After the settlers fully populated this area they decided to move west. However, they didn't care about pushing the Indians out of their homeland once again. In 1803 when the Louisiana purchase took place, the Americans didn't think about the Indians and kicked them out of their new homeland. As the Americans continued to settle the west they also continued to settle the Indians west as well, not once thinking about who founded the land first. To understand the question about our political dealings with the Mexican government one must ask themselves two significant things. Why didn't the war end in August of 1847? Also, What is needed for peace negotiations to be successful? In August of 1847, neither the Americans nor the Spanish wanted to be satisfied with the current outcome. The Mexicans didn't want to give up their homeland that they had just won from Spain and also the honor they had earned during their independence. The Americans really wanted to gain the homeland of Mexico and make it part of the United States. Also at this time, Mexico had a very unstable government and there was also a lack of communication between both sides. In order for peace negotiations to be successful, one side must give in, or both must somehow meet in the middle. During the Mexican-American war, both sides didn't want to cooperate until Santa An...