Just as the Anglo-Saxon superiority was an argument used in favored of overseas expansion, many people also found how to use it against it. Racism was one of the reasons why some Americans were not in favored of overseas expansion. Some of the anti-expansionists thought that their race was too good to be mixed up with other under-developed races. They feared that by taking possession of lands where people spoke other languages, believed in other religions rather than Christianity, and had different cultures, would …show more content…
People who favored this idea used as supporting arguments that the economy will grow even more and that investment opportunities would arise. Missioners propelled this policy with the idea of spreading Christianity to the foreigners. The belief in manifest destiny and Anglo-Saxon led many Americans to support this effort, but many did not like the hypocrisy in which America stood. They also disagreed in subjugating other nations just because America thought is was superior, and there were some who did not want to see their blood mixed up with those of inferior