Manifest Destiny and American Territorial Expansion: A Brief History with Documents

PARTI: INTRODUCTION: THE 'FREE DEVELOPMENT' OF A NORTH AMERICAN EMPIRE The Ideological Origins of Manifest Destiny Territorial Expansion in the Early Republic Factors driving Early Expansionism Where do Indian People fit into the Narrative of Manifest Destiny? Social Transformations and the Birth of Aggressive Expansionism Opposing Voices Andrew Jackson and the March to the Southwest The Overland Trail Annexation and War with Mexico Taking Matters into Their Own Hands: Filibustering Sectionalism checks Expansionism After the Civil War: Manifest Destiny Re-evaluated and Redeemed PARTII: THE DOCUMENTS