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  2. Manifest destiny - Wikipedia

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    Lincoln opposed anti-immigrant nativism, and the imperialism of manifest destiny as both unjust and unreasonable. [47] He objected to the Mexican war and believed each of these disordered forms of patriotism threatened the inseparable moral and fraternal bonds of liberty and union that he sought to perpetuate through a patriotic love of country ...

  3. All of Mexico Movement - Wikipedia

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    It was a controversial aspect of Manifest Destiny that was unable to garner enough political support to encourage adoption. The Mexican-American War (1846–1848) brought the United States and Mexico into conflict over various geopolitical issues, including a desire to invade and annex much of Mexico, that resulted in victory for the United States.

  4. Followers and supporters of William Walker's filibustering in ...

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    Known for promoting Manifest Destiny, she backed William Walker and his filibuster campaigns in Central America. [85] Cazneau supported expansionist political movements and filibuster wars through her extensive contributions to newspapers, journals, and other publications. [86] She is often called the "Mistress of Manifest Destiny."

  5. Jacksonian democracy - Wikipedia

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    The Whigs generally opposed Manifest Destiny and expansion, saying the nation should build up its cities. [21] Patronage – Also known as the spoils system, patronage was the policy of placing political supporters into appointed offices. Many Jacksonians held the view that rotating political appointees in and out of office was not only the ...

  6. 1844 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    Polk's election confirmed that Manifest Destiny had majority support in the electorate despite Whig opposition. [130] The annexation of Texas was formalized on March 1, 1845, days before Polk took office. Mexico refused to accept the annexation and the Mexican–American War broke out in 1846. Instead of demanding all of Oregon, Polk compromised.

  7. Monroe Doctrine - Wikipedia

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    On December 2, 1845, U.S. President James Polk announced that the principle of the Monroe Doctrine should be strictly enforced, reinterpreting it to argue that no European nation should interfere with the American western expansion ("manifest destiny"). [25] French intervention in Mexico, 1861–1867

  8. The Politics of Manifest Destiny

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    As he stands to address the nation tonight, President Donald Trump represents a genuine crisis in the American political order, but it is not the crisis we hear about from rage-addled Democratic ...

  9. Whig Party (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The party was hostile toward manifest destiny, territorial expansion into Texas and the Southwest, and the Mexican–American War. It disliked presidential power, as exhibited by Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk, and preferred congressional dominance in lawmaking.