Pros and Cons of Manifest Destiny?

Question

For history class I have to write an essay giving the pros and cons of Manifest Destiny. Could anyone help....please???

Answer 1

One con is that it is similar to when the Spanish conquistadors tried to take over Mexico because they were using religion as an excuse to conquer lands not belonging to them. Now, the Americans were using the same excuse...

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Argument 1 (con): The Manifest Destiny was a justification of expansionism, particularly concerning the U.S.- Mexican war and Indian removal. It was used to rationalize the aggressive expansionary policies taken by a country priding itself in its democratic institutions.

Argument 2 (pro): The Manifest Destiny was a major cause of U.S. expansionary policy in the late 1800s. It reflected the nations romanticism and emergence as a prominent world power; that America was said to be "boundless" and blessed by God.
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Answer 5

Sure. The pros was it was a manifest and the cons were it was the destiny.

Then they made the movie about it and I suggest you not watch it, as it's all Hollywood.