MANIFEST DESTINY
America’s Move West
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The Old World
The New World
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The New World
-Fresh!
-Energetic!
-New Ideas!
-A new start!
-Opportunity!
The Old World
-Stale
-Worn-out
-Too set in ways to change
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The New World
-Clean
-New
-Pure
-Good
The Old World
-Dirt
-Pollution
-Corruption
-Sin
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New World
Life
Health
Old World
Death
Disease
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-Unlimited Opportunity
-Chance to Improve position in life
-Limitless Possibilities
No Social Mobility
No Social Freedom
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Many who would come to America saw the
opportunity to make a better world and to avoid
the mistakes/evils of the Europe.
Many people of the New World looked back at
Europe with disgust and set out to create a “City
on a Hill” to serve as an example to other
Christian nations.
Because many Americans believed that God had
given them this opportunity to create a better
world – much attention was paid to the DESTINY
of the American people – What is Destiny?
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As Americans looked at their new nation that began to see
themselves as the people God chose to improve the World.
This way of thought lead many Americans to view the North
American Continent as a gift they had been given by Heaven.
It became MANIFEST to them that God wanted them to control
the Continent and bring civilization and goodness to the land –
What does Manifest Mean?
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The idea of a national Manifest Destiny became a passion of many
Americans – claiming the entire continent from sea to sea was their goal.
By doing this they could fulfill what God wanted.
Define Manifest Destiny:
How do the pictures below show the concept of Manifest Destiny ?
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Can you think of an event we have
already studied that was brought
about because of the idea of
Manifest Destiny????
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