Doctrine Of Discovery Vs Manifest Destiny

Through many significant events the United States finally gained control over the Oregon territory. The Northwest became part of the United states mostly because Manifest destiny and the doctrine of discovery compelling them to explore the unknown. Manifest destiny means the ideological rationale for expansion across North America to the Pacific Ocean that was justified by the US in order to spread American culture. It was believed that Manifest Destiny was created on the same justifications as the Doctrine of Discovery ( Miller 2). Manifest Destiny has three main aspects that define what it does. First, it says that the United States has better moral values than other countries. Secondly, It seemed like the United States had missions to fix the word. Thirdly, the United States implied that they had the power to accomplish these tasks unlike the other countries that did not have the same power. Through these three things we took the Oregon Territory. …show more content…
The first one was Captain James Cook, he was one of the first European to come to the Northwest. He failed at finding the passage and so did George Vancouver and Robert Grey. On his search for the northwest passage he started by heading north and ended up going through the most dangerous of waters. He finds a river now known as the Columbia River. Through the rules of the Doctrine of discovery the United States was given claim over the territory since an American had found it. Robert Greys expedition lasted 7 days. During this time he started trading with the tribes up and down the river. When he started heading North he ran into George Vancouver, Robert Grey talked about his discovery and made him angry. Vancouver ended up going to the Columbia river and mapping it