The Manifest Destiney

1. The Manifest Destiney was the idea of making America bigger by expanding west. The Jacksonian era was the main inspiration for this movement as well as the Louisiana purchase. The U.S felt obligated to expand their territory even if it meant taking someone else’s land. The Ghost dance was a dance that Native Americans performed. They believed that this dance would make all their problems go away. They also had a costume they wore with this dance that gave them powers to repel all harm against them.
2. The U.S decided to move west and see what and who was out there. The sent soldiers who killed over 200 participants of the Ghost dance. It also resulted in large amounts of Native American removal. The U.S wanted to take the land no matter