Over the course of a few decades, America as a nation has been able to acquire many territories through various methods. America gained land through peaceful methods, such as making negotiations with the countries that had . However, for most of the territories, America has either gone to war with other countries for control of the land, or has gone to war with the native inhabitants, forcing the natives to leave the land that their ancestors have inhabited for countless centuries. I believe I speak for the majority of the population, when I conclude that the methods used in taking control of the land, for the pursuit of the idea of manifest destiny, are rather immoral and unjust.
