Discussion question: To what extent does the concept of Manifest Destiny explain nineteenth-century developments in the West? What do the five assigned primary source documents tell you about the extent of this concept in terms of controlling, developing, and annexing land?
Please use attached primary socurces and attached weekly reading text book chapters. Please use Chicago manual of style for citations.
Primary Sources
- Propaganda:
- O'Sullivan, John. "John O'Sullivan Declares America's Manifest Destiny, 1845." opens in a new tab From John O'Sullivan, "Annexation," The United States Magazine and Democratic Review, Volume 17 (New York: 1845), 5-6, 9-10.
- Homestead Act:
- United States Congress."An Act to Secure Homesteads, 1862." opens in a new tab
- Railroads:
- Richardson, Albert D. Excerpts from Beyond the Mississippi: From the Great River to the Great Ocean. opens in a new tab Second Edition, 1869.
- Indian Removal:
- Texas annexation and war: