During 1820-1860, the citizens of America undergo hatred for the annexation of Texas and the Mexican War. It is said that slavery is “the root cause of expansion;” however, there’re more reasons into the expansion of America. Consequently, the Gold Rush, Texas becoming an independent state, and the Manifest Destiny contributed to America expanding.
The main reason the annexation of Texas took such a long time was due to President Jackson knowing that annexation would cause much dispute among the Americans’ citizens. For instance, in Document C, Senator George McDuffie of South Carolina states, “Now, if we shall annex Texas, it will operate as a safety-valve to let off the superabundant slave population from among us; and will, at the same time, improve their condition. They will be more happy, and we all shall be more secure . . . “In this quote, McDuffie…
For example, In Document B, Reverend William Channing states “The great argument for annexing Texas is, that it will strengthen ‘the peculiar institution’ of the South, and open a new and vast field for slavery.” In this quote, Channing claimed that the annexation of Texas will “perpetuate the ‘peculiar institution’” even more in existing states and Free states. Moreover, the Manifest Destiny was the 19th-century belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. Because of this doctrine, it helped intensify western settlement, Native American removal and war with Mexico. This statement was first used by John L. O’Sullivan in an article on the annexation of Texas which was published in the July-August 1845. The main core of the manifest destiny was the influential belief in American racial and cultural superiority. It has been such a long period of time since Native Americans have been perceived as inferior. Also, the Manifest dealt with religious, money, and…
