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In travelling west, the settlers who made it across the country had a good economic outcome, while lots of them ended up dying. It was a dangerous thing to travel on the different trails that took Americans to the west. Not only white settlers died though, but the natives that the land previously belonged to sometimes ended up dying from being killed by the settlers or lack of resources after being kicked out of their land.

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In moving into these territories, America upset other countries and groups. For example, the Mexican-American War was started over the fact that America wanted the land that the Mexicans had. It also upset all the natives that were residing in the areas, causing them to rise up against the settlers at times.

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When traveling to the west, these settlers learned a great amount about the land of their country and the different resources available to them on those relatively unexplored lands.

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That new land was seen as a great economical gain and could be used to farm on and supply the country with more crops or the gold found could be sold for a huge amount of money to other countries that desired to have it. As the land that was acquired in the west rendered more crops, these crops could be sold to help keep money circulating in America's economy as well as sold to other countries for money. The great amounts of gold found in the west also promoted the economy and sold well.

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I think Manifest Destiny was a good thing and that the country benefited a lot from the practice and belief. The pros outweigh the cons in the fact that the economy could prosper and grow, making America a much stronger nation, seeing as it was a pretty new nation. It was in the best interest of the success of the country.

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In the process of taking the land and expanding westward, these settlers took land from the Indians or whatever other groups were already settled there. The groups had no warning and were just pushed out, despite their opposition. This is not fair for these native people

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Positive: More land and population growth

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Positive: More land and population growth

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The population could grow and prosper as more land was available for people to settle in. With more available land, immigrants also traveled to America to settle and work.

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Manifest Destiny was the belief during the time of western expansion that America had a God give right and duty to claim the lands from the Atlantic to the Pacific.