How do "The Manifest Destiny" & "Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty" applies to the U.S in the 21st Century ?
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We are now blamed for winning.
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During this period, the United States government was established by its first president, George Washington, and the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and various Indian Wars expanded and consolidated the land expanse of the United States--while largely displacing the indigenous population.\n\ngo to this link \nhttp://www.animatedatlas.com/movie2.html
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Most of the nations will remain independent but border security will be stronger everywhere.\nInner-city USA will expand.\nThe face of North America will continue to become more Hispanic and more Asian for Canada.\nEnglish & Spanish will become more equal-use languages.\nPollution will have started to be redused (I hope).\nToronto will finally get the summer Olympic games.
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Political, social and cultural change is inevitable. With the current state of affairs, I expect our country to gradually slide into a third world type existence and possibly loose parts of the southwest to Mexico or an independent Latino nation (as intended by some of the immigration protesters). \n\nAn electromagnetic pulse, a nuclear detonation in Washington DC, a major disruption of oil supplies or a radical Democrat and and completely democratically controlled legislative branch (just kidding!) would most likely spell the end for our society as we know it.\n\nNothing is forever.
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I don't know how the past can be used as a valid argument, it doesnt make sense. \n             Excerpt from the History Channel\n\n                   War with the U.S.\nThe residents of Texas, then under Mexican rule, had been angered in 1829 by a governmental decree abolishing slavery, and the plan by Santa Anna to centralize the government increased their resentment. Texas rebelled in 1836 and declared its independence after Santa Anna was decisively defeated by the Texan leader Sam Houston at San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. In 1846, as a result of friction between U.S. citizens and Mexicans, a dispute over the western boundary of Texas, and the desire of Americans to acquire California, the U.S. declared war on May 12 (see Mexican War). The Mexican forces were again routed, and U.S. troops occupied northern Mexico and, in 1847, Mexico City. Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on Feb. 2, 1848, the Rio Grande was fixed as the boundary of Texas and the territory now forming the states of California and New Mexico became part of the U.S. The Gadsden Purchase in 1853 clarified the New Mexico boundary and gave an additional strip of territory (now southern Arizona and a slice of southwestern New Mexico) to the U.S. \n\nMexico was confronted with a grave reconstruction problem after the war. Finances were devastated, and the prestige of the government, already weak, had considerably diminished. Santa Anna, compelled to resign after the war, returned from exile in 1853 and, with Centralist support, declared himself dictator. Early in 1854 a liberal revolt began, and after more than a year of intensive fighting, Santa Anna fled from Mexico. The revolution was the first event in a long, fierce struggle between the powerful classes that had traditionally dominated Mexico and the liberal democrats who demanded a voice in the government.
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Over one acre of farmland or natural habitat \nis lost to development \nfor each person added to the population.  \n\nIf current mass illegal immigration \ncontinues to add to the problem\nand consumption trends continue, \nby 2020 all domestic oil supplies will be depleted \nand the United States will be forced \nto import almost 100% of its oil.\n\nThen The Fuc*in Arabs \nWill REALLY Have Us Over A Barrel  \n\nEvery day we permanently remove \n3.2 billion gallons of water from our aquifers \nthan is replaced by natural processes. \nPopulation growth has encroached on our wild lands.\n\nFood, water, gas and electric energy supplies / reserves\nare at an all time low,\n \nWe have far exceeded \nthe carrying capacity of the United States.  \nWe have depleted the fossil fuels that power our cars,\nand provide us with heat in the winter, \nand they cannot be replaced.\n\nThe “United States” is overrun with illegal aliens, \nand we have already lost much of life as we knew it.\nHospitals are closing, and declaring bankruptcy \nbecause they cannot accommodate the demand\nfor “free” services to illegal aliens, \n\nThe educational system is in the toilet \ndue to bilingual education \n(which is not provided in any language \nother than “Mexican Spanish”) \nthe welfare system no longer exists \nfor Americans who need assistance, \nSocial Security has been depleted \nbecause the “fund” has been misused\n\nApproximately, 10 to 12,000 illegal aliens \ncross our borders everyday. \n\n3 Million + Per Year\n \nSince no one is enforcing our laws, \nthe majority of them end up somewhere in our country,\nwith American citizens’ tax dollars \nand Social Security benefits paying their way, \nand American Citizens are being subjected \nto the myriad of diseases \nthat heretofore were extinct.\n\nWE THE PEOPLE, The American Citizens \nare not going to be displaced \nand starved out of our own country.
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Yes. We should've taken over Canada and Mexico when we had the chance.  Manifest destiny, baby... BOOYAH!\n\nqutab_afghan: Insha Allah this [grabbing my crotch], douchebag!
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It goes back to the US-Mexican War of the mid 1800s. A good part of the Western US was claimed by Mexico and not yet part of the US. The US fought a war and won and paid a pittance in reparations to the Mexican government - something like $20 million (Not sure of the exact amount, though.) The next year, gold was discovered in California and the year after (1849), California was made a state. The Mexican government has been bitter about this ever since, especially since the amount of wealth taken from the Sierra foothills in the Gold Rush was many, many times greater than paid to the Mexican government. There has also been some rumblings from Spanish radio that that is why there are so many Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles - that they're trying to take it back by culturally overwhelming the city. I don't know if that is true; I have just read about it in some mainstream media stories here in CalifonriMF \n\nMaybe you don't live in California or have heard this before, but it is a REAL sentiment among many Mexican-Americans. (I am not Mexican  American; I am just reporting what I have read.)
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The war between the U.S. and Mexico. The White settlers were being attacked by Mexicans & Indians since they were settling in areas they previously controled. But the Whites kept comming and fought back and eventually the U.S. government even helped out. After the Mexicans had their arses whipped they agreed (in return for us giving them back the capital - Mexico city that we occupied) to give us land that today makes up the 7 Southwestern States the mestizos want back. So in that war the U.S. gainged more territory for the White man than any other war we fought or via any other way. However the mestizos are getting it back since we are not defending it anymore. The war with Mexico was in 1848 to 1850 I think.
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Letsee... \n\n1776-1783: US Revolution\n1812-1815: War of 1812\n1846-1848: Mexican War\n1861-1865: Second US Revolution\n1898: Spanish-American\n1917-1918: World War I\n1941-1945: World War II\n1950-1953: Korea\n1961-1972: Vietnam\n1991: Gulf War II\n2001: Afghanistan\n2003: Gulf War III\n\nSo, America has had about 194 years of peace in the 230 years that it's been around.
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Do you mean who would reap the benefits more. Of course the USA. Competition: If you don't have a college education you don't go far in this country. I don't see that as being a bad thing, more like a motivator. Geez! Don't yell. You should have said that in the first place. Politically USA more on Mexico.
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Sounds suspiciously like a homework question...but here goes anyway...\n\nManifest Destiny is a phrase that expressed the belief that the United States had a divinely inspired mission to expand, spreading its form of democracy and freedom. Originally a political catch phrase of the nineteenth century, Manifest Destiny eventually became a standard historical term, often used as a synonym for the territorial expansion of the United States across North America towards the Pacific Ocean.\n\nManifest Destiny was always a general idea rather than a specific policy. In addition to expansionism, the term also encompassed notions of American exceptionalism, Romantic nationalism, and a belief in the natural superiority of what was then called the "Anglo-Saxon race". While many writers focus primarily upon American expansionism when discussing Manifest Destiny, others see in the term a broader expression of a belief in America's "mission" in the world, which has meant different things to different people over the years. This variety of possible meanings was summed up by Ernest Lee Tuveson, who wrote: "A vast complex of ideas, policies, and actions is comprehended under the phrase 'Manifest Destiny.' They are not, as we should expect, all compatible, nor do they come from any one source.\n\nExamples\n\nThis era, from the end of the War of 1812 to the beginning of the American Civil War, has been called the "Age of Manifest Destiny". During this time, the United States expanded to the Pacific Ocean—"from sea to shining sea"—largely defining the borders of the continental United States as they are today. \n\nManifest Destiny played a role in U.S. relations with British North America (later Canada) to the north, but was more consequential with regards to Mexico and the outbreak of the Mexican-American War. The pervasive racialism of Manifest Destiny had serious consequences for American Indians.
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The subjugation of Native Americans and the spirit of Manifest Destiny combined in the U.S.'s westward expansion.  The Brits were the biggies in imperialism; the U.S. stuck mainly to it's own continent and drove westward.  Hope this is a starting place for your paper.
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Lets hope that in our lifetime we don't see a day when anything in this country is changed from what our forefathers intended our legacy to be, let alone the Constitution.The only way our Constitution or anything else in Government could be written in a foreign language. would be for said Government to conquer us and shove their brand of government down our throat.The only way I see this happening is through thee back door. the way the Mexican Government and all the other illegals are attempting to gradually change things in their favor.Keep your eyes open and fight the enemy within!
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I'd look at the Monroe Doctrine (i think).  It has a statement by a former president that says that the American dream should be for the country to touch the atlantic and the pacific.  \nUS rail system encouraged travelers & those moving by providing efficient transportation.\nFed Govt encouraged this by buying, annexing, and winning by force property that is now the United States.\nNative Americans presented a barrier and discouraged those moving to live in a place where raids were frequent.  The US should have made terms with the Native Americans to make peace in the beginning.\nImmigrants went where ever jobs were needed, so they were always ready to move somewhere else if they could get a job.\nHope it helps.
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The people of the United States want to form a better country, want justice and want to make sure there is peace among the people in the country. I'm not sure where you'd find a present day translation.
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It rests on "might is right": whoever is holding the most guns, writes the laws.\n\nSo Europeans immigrated into America and took possession of the lands, refused to sign most treaties with Natives and broke the ones they signed, etc.\n\nYet now they want to use the "rule of law" argument, which is mighty hypocritical coming from law breakers themselves.\n\nSo, in the end, the occupation of the American continent rests on "might is right" principles, and at this point the power is shifting from the white majority in the USA to the brown majority in the continent taken as a whole.\n\nExpect a rough ride.