2007-01-01 09:23:28 · 3 answers · asked by gazoo 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Manifest Destiny is the "destiny" of the United States reaching from ocean to ocean in the early-mid 1800s. With breaking of many Indian treaties and the Indian Removal Act during the Age of Jackson. Then the gradual taking of many Native American territories until we aquired Texas from the Mexicans in the Mexican-American War of 1847 and California declared itself an independant republic until Commodore John D. Sloat of the United States Navy sailed into San Francisco Bay and claimed California for the United States.
Then the Oregon Territories was splited with Britain and the Gadsden Purchase (I don't think I'm spelling it right) at 1853.
But one thing, I don't really understand your question with the democrasies.
2007-01-01 09:38:39 · answer #1 · answered by Eh? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Manifest destiny" was the original idea that the US was meant to expand to the Pacific from the shores of the Atlantic. It took on new meaning later toward the idea that Providnece menat for the US to be here.
Why you think the idea of manifest destiny somehow relates to respecting other democracies, I have no idea.
2007-01-01 17:27:42 · answer #2 · answered by superchrisw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are not a
'democracy'. The United States is a "Federal Republic". Look this up on Google, or Wikipedia, or?
2007-01-01 17:27:43 · answer #3 · answered by devil dogs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋