Manifest Destiny Flashcards
1
Q
Who benefited from Manifest Destiny?
A
white-Anglo-Saxon Protestants
2
Q
What values did Manifest destiny spread?
A
Protestantism + democracy
3
Q
Quote from Democratic Review (Annexation of Texas) 1845:
A
‘the fulfilment of our manifest destiny [is] to overspread the continent allocated by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.’
4
Q
4 areas US wanted to expand with ‘manifest destiny’?
A
- Texas, in the south, that was incorporated in 1845
- Oregon, in the north-west, which was acquired via a treaty with Britain in 1846
- California, taken from Mexico in 1846
- Great Plains, taken from the Native Americans
5
Q
Hopes and dreams of settlers: after Civil War
A
free African-Americans and former slaves moved west in order to escape persecution and discrimination and racism in east.
West was an opportunity for women –> less strict gender roles.