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    Manifest Destiny and the westward expansion of the United States in the 19th century facilitated significant economic development. As Americans expanded across North America justified by the belief in Manifest Destiny, it transformed the nation from a local to a national market economy. The creation of transportation networks like roads, canals, and railroads helped goods be transported across the growing nation, increasing trade. Technological advances and industrialization also increased with this period of growth, such as the cotton gin boosting cotton production and trade. Overall, Manifest Destiny and territorial expansion promoted economic development by creating a unified domestic market, improving infrastructure, and advancing technology in the United States.

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    Manifest Destiny and the westward expansion of the United States in the 19th century facilitated significant economic development. As Americans expanded across North America justified by the belief in Manifest Destiny, it transformed the nation from a local to a national market economy. The creation of transportation networks like roads, canals, and railroads helped goods be transported across the growing nation, increasing trade. Technological advances and industrialization also increased with this period of growth, such as the cotton gin boosting cotton production and trade. Overall, Manifest Destiny and territorial expansion promoted economic development by creating a unified domestic market, improving infrastructure, and advancing technology in the United States.

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    Manifest Destiny and the westward expansion of the United States in the 19th century facilitated significant economic development. As Americans expanded across North America justified by the belief in Manifest Destiny, it transformed the nation from a local to a national market economy. The creation of transportation networks like roads, canals, and railroads helped goods be transported across the growing nation, increasing trade. Technological advances and industrialization also increased with this period of growth, such as the cotton gin boosting cotton production and trade. Overall, Manifest Destiny and territorial expansion promoted economic development by creating a unified domestic market, improving infrastructure, and advancing technology in the United States.

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    “Manifest Destiny’’ and Economic Development

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    “Manifest Destiny’’ and Economic Development

    Monroe introduced a political and philosophical belief that Americans were divinely allocated

    the mission to expand towards the west in 1823; he introduced the term Manifest Destiny to

    worn other European countries not to interfere with America’s westwards expansion which

    facilitated America to expands its republic and private enterprise across the entire North America

    continent and other regions in the 19thc. Therefore, the Americans used this philosophy to justify

    their expansion to other countries, which later Facilitated slavery whereby people were used in

    the production of trade commodities. (Pratt, pp. 795–798)

    The American economy was able to develop rapidly during the 19 th century, facilitated by their

    expansion. Understanding the manifest Destiny is so essential for it helps us understand

    America's economic development and know what led to the American economy's decline at the

    end 19th century. The expansion of America to other regions greatly facilitated its economic

    development; Firstly, the expansion enabled American to transform from a local market

    economy into a national market economy which was a massive contribution to American

    economic development. The colonies and the united states were tied to a free market economy
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    that helped expand their market for their goods. Before, the American market economy depended

    on international trade whereby goods were produced in America but most sold to the global

    market, which was a disadvantage to their economy. From 1920, the American economy began

    to depend on domestic trade where they not only produced their own goods but sold them within

    their domestic market, therefore, facilitating economic development.

    Manifest destiny facilitated the creation of national transport and communication network. In the

    19th century, western settlers relied on roads and waters for their movement. National roads were

    created together with canals and steamboats to facilitate transportation in waters, leading to the

    creation of international markets. Therefore, goods were quickly transported from one place to

    another, leading to trade between nations that benefited American development hugely. In 1850,

    railroad means of transportation was introduced.

    As manifest destiny was put into practice, there was a significant change from manufacturing by

    hands to industrial manufacturing whereby various machines were used in manufacturing. This

    change was facilitated by technological advancement, which was mainly due to the need of the

    Americans to travel overseas as they searched for new soils. Technological advancement

    especially stated with the introduction of maps and ships, unlike before whereby goods were

    produced at slower rates and in small artisan shops, America was now able to make massive

    goods which were even traded to other countries, which facilitated economic development and

    international market transportation of goods was also encouraged by canoes, boats, and roads.

    (Chittenden, 2020)

    The invention of the cotton gin allowed cotton production to be dominant in the US

    economy, which led to the improvement of the economies of the south and north. Cotton was

    produced vastly, which led to slaves being able to clean fifty pounds per day. Manufacturing of
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    clothes from raw cotton was now possible; plantation owners benefited hugely in cotton

    production while the factories benefited from converting cotton to cloths. Cotton made two-

    thirds of America's exports; this facilitated economic development.

    In conclusion, Understanding of the Manifest Destiny is so important to understanding

    the economic development in the United States because it was this philosophy that led to

    increased urge among Americans to expand and attain new territories, which facilitated heavily

    to economic development in the 19thc. However, in the late 19th century, there was an economic

    decrease led by increased resistance against slavery and overpopulation, which later led to civil

    war.
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    Works Cited

    Chittenden, H. M. “Manifest Destiny in America.” The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 1916,

    www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1916/01/manifest-destiny-in-america/528369/.

    Accessed 5 Mar. 2020.

    Heidler, Jeanne T, and David S Heidler. “Manifest Destiny | History, Examples, & Significance.”

    Encyclopædia Britannica, 13 Dec. 2018, www.britannica.com/event/Manifest-Destiny.

    “Manifest Destiny.” Khan Academy, 2008, www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/the-

    early-republic/age-of-jackson/a/manifest-destiny. Accessed 28 Jan. 2019.

    Pratt, Julius W. “The Origin of ‘Manifest Destiny.’” The American Historical Review, vol. 32,

    no. 4, 1927, pp. 795–798, www.jstor.org/stable/1837859, 10.2307/1837859. Accessed 15

    Nov. 2019.

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