Imagine a country that believes its expansion across the continent is divinely justified. A belief that disregards the people who live on the other side of the continent. A notion that led to the genocide, broken treaties, and rights of many indigenous people and Mexicans. The Mexican-American War, fought between 1846 and 1848, was a conflict over land between the United States and Mexico. The war started because the United States took over Texas, which used to be part of Mexico. The United States won and it changed the map of North America forever. The Trail of Tears was a horrible event in the 1830s, where Native American tribes were forced to move from their homes to Oklahoma. It ended up being an ethnic cleansing of the tribes. The Dakota
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Therefore, President Polk intentionally released troops to Texas, Ulysses S. Grant's statement on the conflict, and the biased treaty made by the U.S. so they could take most of the land demonstrates the unjust nature of Manifest Destiny. Another reason why Manifest Destiny can be seen as an unjust expansion is because of the Trail of Tears. For instance, the Cherokee nation, along with other tribes such as the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole, were forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands to live on land set aside for them in Oklahoma. This event had lots of Native Americans under brutal conditions and many who have died of diseases and malnutrition. This was an ethnic cleansing and removal of Indians from their homes by the U.S. government. This cannot be seen as just expansion because this is one of the most inhumane things done by the U.S. to expand their nation. Furthermore, according to historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, President Andrew Jackson's intentions were violent and caused the Trail of Tears which would later lead up to Manifest Destiny. President Andrew Jackson, who signed the Removal Act of 1830, was a key figure in the Trail of Tears, which hurt the Native Americans a …show more content…
committing genocide on Native Americans in the name of Manifest Destiny. Additionally, the Trail of Tears was seen as a direct hit on the sovereignty of the Native American nations. The U.S. government disregarded the native nations formal government with a written constitution and their rights to have control of their own land. Georgia annexed the land and annulled the nation's laws because the land was very valuable. We can see how the U.S. enviousness to have the Indians fruitful land caused the suffering of many Indians. The Trail of Tears wasn’t a voluntary migration, but a forced relocation that violated the rights and treaties of indigenous nations. The evidence presented in this section demonstrates how the Trail of Tears was an unjust expansion of Manifest Destiny through the forced relocation, violence, and violation of Native American sovereignty committed by the U.S. government. Another way that Manifest Destiny can be seen as an unjust expansion is the Dakota Access Pipeline. For example, this pipeline threatens the Indians sacred land, as well as their environmental
Therefore, President Polk intentionally released troops to Texas, Ulysses S. Grant's statement on the conflict, and the biased treaty made by the U.S. so they could take most of the land demonstrates the unjust nature of Manifest Destiny. Another reason why Manifest Destiny can be seen as an unjust expansion is because of the Trail of Tears. For instance, the Cherokee nation, along with other tribes such as the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole, were forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands to live on land set aside for them in Oklahoma. This event had lots of Native Americans under brutal conditions and many who have died of diseases and malnutrition. This was an ethnic cleansing and removal of Indians from their homes by the U.S. government. This cannot be seen as just expansion because this is one of the most inhumane things done by the U.S. to expand their nation. Furthermore, according to historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, President Andrew Jackson's intentions were violent and caused the Trail of Tears which would later lead up to Manifest Destiny. President Andrew Jackson, who signed the Removal Act of 1830, was a key figure in the Trail of Tears, which hurt the Native Americans a …show more content…
committing genocide on Native Americans in the name of Manifest Destiny. Additionally, the Trail of Tears was seen as a direct hit on the sovereignty of the Native American nations. The U.S. government disregarded the native nations formal government with a written constitution and their rights to have control of their own land. Georgia annexed the land and annulled the nation's laws because the land was very valuable. We can see how the U.S. enviousness to have the Indians fruitful land caused the suffering of many Indians. The Trail of Tears wasn’t a voluntary migration, but a forced relocation that violated the rights and treaties of indigenous nations. The evidence presented in this section demonstrates how the Trail of Tears was an unjust expansion of Manifest Destiny through the forced relocation, violence, and violation of Native American sovereignty committed by the U.S. government. Another way that Manifest Destiny can be seen as an unjust expansion is the Dakota Access Pipeline. For example, this pipeline threatens the Indians sacred land, as well as their environmental