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Fort Scott National Historic Site MANIFEST DESTINY: THE DRAGOON EXPEDITIONS (1843-45) NPS Homepage Fort Scott NHS Home Page History Page In the 1840s, westward expansion proceeded at a rapid pace. Promises of wide-open spaces and inexpensive land with rich soil enticed many people in the East to pack up their possessions and head West. As the population of Americans on the West Coast increased, ...

John Wesley, Methodism's founder, was appalled by the atrocities Europeans committed against Native Americans. He poured out his moral outrage on European Christians, including the English colonists. In his sermon ...

Expansionism & Manifest Destiny Emmanuel Leutze, Westward the Course of Empire (1861). I. Background of U.S. Foreign Policy A. Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality and Farewell Address ( avoid entangling alliances ) B. Jefferson's frustrations with the Tripolitan pirates (1801-1804) C. Monroe Doctrine (1823) signaling America's emergence as a power strong enough to prevent European meddling ...