9.Territorial+Expansion+and+Manifest+Destiny

Territorial Expansion and Manifest Destiny A. Forced removal of American Indians to the Trans-Mississippi West --Native Americans were thought to be obstacles the settlers had to get over in order to have their "virgin land". To make the tribes easier to control, they came up with the concentration policy to seperate each tribe into its own region. Congress came up with the //__**Indian Peace Commission**__// to resolve all the problems with Native American tribes. From the 1850s to 1880s Indians and American settlers were constantly fighting, as the Indians tried to protect their civilization. Through the //__**Dawes Severalty Act of 1887**__//, the whites accomplished their settlement of the West at the cost of the Native American's needs and desires.

B. Western migration and cultural interactions --Americans wanted to travel to the western part of the U.S. because of the idea that it was a new begining with new opportunities, resources, challenges, and the chance to prosper.They believed that the West was "untouched" even though it was inhabited by Native Americans and earlier settlers. The //__**Transcontinental Railroad**__// was built by hundreds of Chinese Immigrants, and with the development of the railroad came the opportunity to almost travel from coast to coast. In the west Chinese Immigrants formed //__**Chinatowns**__//, that helped them feel a greater connection to their hometown. After a while, Americans began feeling resentment towards the Chinese; they felt that they were taking jobs away from Americans. The Chinese were banned from the U.S with the //__**Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882**__//. C. Territorial Acquisitions -- With the "new" manifest destiny in mind, Americans' feeling of imperialism grew during this period of time. The U.S went on from epanding their territoy from within the US to outside its boarders. The U.S wanted to spread their influence both economically and politcally throughout the world and they did this by acquiring land in various regions. There were many motivations to the U.S wanting to spread their power. Economic gains, military purposes, Natural resources, Spreading christianity and the belief of Social Darwinism. Examples of American territorial acquistions include Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Phillipines, Cuba, and Saoma. All these regions benefited America in one way and that is why the US wanted to possess them. D. Early U.S. Imperialism: The Mexican War