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To me, The Oregon Trail expansion was not needed for the well being of America. The size of America was already double the size of mainland Britain before westward expansion was encouraged. Many countries in the world were fine with their size, but the U.S doubled its original size once again even though their last land purchase was not fully settled. To recap, America was wrong to take that much land just for resources, and if it was in the present times, the world would see it as a reason to go to war against the country taking over land (lebensraum).

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With all the settlers coming from America, the Native Americans were not too happy with people coming into their land, and even claiming it is theirs, which is going to lead into conflicts.

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The idea of Manifest Destiny has to do with the idea that expansion is a God-given right, and this is very problematic because the whole idea was a sham to get land and the idea of God as a messenger was a terrible excuse.

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Negative Aspect #3- Kickstart to Conflict

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Negative Aspect #3- Kickstart to Conflict

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The expansion of America led to several problems with other countries, including itself, and with the expansion, the Missouri Compromise was completely null and void, and all of the past president’s warning about slavery came to be.

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Positive Aspect #1- It helped the U.S economy 

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Positive Aspect #1- It helped the U.S economy 

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With all of the new land, more resources such as timber, gold, and farmland, helped to provide more substance to all the American people.

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Positive Aspect #2- It helped to expand religious beliefs

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Positive Aspect #2- It helped to expand religious beliefs

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With all the people coming from the 2nd Great Awakening, either from persecution or the hope to spread their beliefs, people were hoping to spread the word of God, and convert people to their religion.

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With all the new lands being explored, one must be ready to learn about how to live on The Oregon Trail, and how to survive on the road to get to your destination.

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Manifest Destiny is a phrase coined by John Sullivan, and it said that the United States was destined by God, to expand it's  rule and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.