Missionary Saud Flashcards
What do Missionary’s believe about Christians
they should multiply and replenish the Earth
A window of what do the Doctrine of Discovery and the concept of Manifest Destiny
a window on the attitude of colonial institutions around the world
What were Indians considered and what does Manifest Destiny mean about Indians
considered heathens
they needed to hand over their land
What is manifest destiny
a mission, ordained by God, to conquer, civilize, and convert “heathens”
3 themes in manifest destiny
1.) virtue of European people and their institutions
2.) The mission to spread these institutions to re-make the world
3.) The destiny under SOD, to accomplish this work via the Doctrine of Discovery
What is the doctrine
a collection of rulings of religious leaders in 1500’s
Initial promotion of the doctrines had the idea that
European conquerors could claim territory that was nobody’s land
what does terra nullias mean
nobody’s land/empty land
What does terra incensnita mean
unused land
When Europeans found very little empty land, they developed the concept of
terra incesnita
3 ideas put forward due to doctrine of discovery
1.) sovereignty of tribal nations no longer exists because of contract with European powers
2.) The crown processes the right to rule over Indian people
3.) The crown holds their land in trust
