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Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The Louisiana Purchase helped gain a large amount of territory which helped out with the population problems and helped with farming.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The Texas Annexation not only relieved Texas, but the US as well. A border would be set between the US and Mexico which would satisfy the US, and Texas was struggling with their independent republic and needed help; which is where the US came in.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

the texas annexation is when texas finally became its own state and no longer a part of mexico then it joined the united states
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

the gadsden purchase got the US a bunch of flat land which was good for growing crops on and to build houses
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

You could not grow crops on the land.. The land was pretty much useless except for railroads.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The Gadsen purchase was good for America, because this flat land was bought for railroads. These railroads helped transportation be easier and quicker.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The Texas annexation was when Texas officially became Americas & this was good, because we now had more land.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The 54-50 or fight helped the US a lot, because this is when we won the Oregon Territory and this territory helped the US alot.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The Louisiana purchase was a good thing for the US, because it doubled the size of the US & this gave people more areas to live.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

Expanding our land was a great thing and gave us all the opportunities we have today. If we had not expanded we would not be the nation that we are today.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The American-Mexican war was very vital because we set out on a goal to get more goal and we did what we had to , to achieve it.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The Adams - Onis Treaty helped America gain the Florida Territory from the Spanish.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

It just helped us gain territory that we didn't really need especially if we were expanding west.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The Manifest Destiny was good for our country because it helped us increase the size of our land.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The U.S. did not always “take land”. We purchased land also. We attempted to expand peacefully at some points in time but felt violence was necessary at other times.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The Louisiana Purchase also helped us economically. We gained a lot of money from farming.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The manifest destiny was a good thing for the U.S, because it gave them something to believe in and it led them to reach goals of expanding the U.S.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The Texas Annexation helped Texas become an independent republic and was added by the U.S ten years later helping them with territory expansion.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

Manifest Destiny was a good thing because it got the US a lot more land and more opportunities for everyone.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

America felt like we needed to gain the territory. In some situations we felt no choice but to fight for what we wanted. We compromised and bought land also.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

We weren't going to just steal the land. We were going to rightfully pay for it like we did in the Louisiana Purchase and also the Adams-Onis Treaty. America would never start a war over something they didn't think they greatly needed.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The Adams-Onis treaty. Spain was telling the Indians to attack us and slaves were getting out through Florida. We went over to their boarder because these things needed to stop. A war would have been started with Spain but they we're busy protecting more important land so they sold it to us and we expanded. This was a fair earning of land with no war and little to no violence.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of America, so it was also very good for us.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

Adams-Onis treaty was a good thing for America, because it also gave the U.S territory and set a boundary between the U.S and Mexico.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The government did a good thing when they made the Louisiana Purchase because they added more land to the US and Louisiana had many rivers in it which were perfect for trading goods and transporting people to places.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

the Louisiana purchase got the US a lot of western land that we needed so the population could grow and more land would be available to people
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The "54-40 or Fight" was the longitude line that the U.S's claim went to which then helped Britain and the U.S. compromise on the border being the 49th parallel.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

"54-50 or fight" was a slogan used by Polk to help persuade Britain into handing over the land that we needed and wanted.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

I am glad that the US government made the Adams Onis treaty because it added florida to the US states which was more land meaning more supplies and goods could be made for selling.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The U.S. and Britain at first shared Oregon which probably wasn't a good idea because tension were still high between them. We wanted our territory clearly defined and moved up to the "54-40" line. So Polk came up with the "54-40 or fight!' slogan. Most people didn't want war and didn't see this as a good reason to fight so we compromised on the "49th Parallel". In the end everyone was happy and America got to go about on it's destiny to expand.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

the manifest destiny encouraged people to believe in what they were fighting for. it told them that what they we're doing was the right thing
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

We should move west because we need more land to make the US a little more money by using the land as a resource to do so because we can sell wood and many other things that could make the US more money.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The Texas Annexation was a great thing, as Texas had just gone through a war, and was most likely under crushing debt. There were most likely regular conflicts between its residents since some would have liked to stay with Mexico, but just simply couldn't leave. We also got another state, and a large amount of land.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

The belief in Manifest Destiny was wrong because it meant that Americans can take land from the ocean to ocean and takeover the homes of all the people
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

But they did buy land...sooo it's not like they took over.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

But they got in war when Mexicans didn’t sell them the land
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

we ask and gave a good price and they said no so we just put troops on the borders and a war started we did not ask for a war we were just protecting our people
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

Mexico fired the first shot. We tried to buy the land fairly and when they decided they didn't want us to have the land they were the first to start things regarding an actual war.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

The hispanics started the war when they fired at us for standing along the border
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The land they acquired from Manifest Destiny was either bought or won. They didn't take over anything. It was all fair and square.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

I don't think that the Mexican-American war was necessary because if President Polk would not have sent those troops then the war would not have even began.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

Polk did what was best for his land & for his country. He wanted to expand so he did all he could to do that.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

Polk was following what others did. He wanted land and stopped at nothing to get it. which meant war and lost lives. That to me is not " what is best for the land and the country ".
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

polk did what he believed to be good for the united states. he did his best and thats all that anyone could ask for
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

He did what he promised and even if he wouldn't have done that it could of been the other way around, eventually.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

The US took a lot of land that wasn't meant fort the taken, it belonged to someone else not them.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The US didn't really take land. They bought land or they compromised.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

Also places like Texas wanted to be in the united states which lead to the texas annexation.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

Most of the land we have was bought or compromised over very few of it was forcefully taken
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

But see you even say that it was forcefully taken, it should've all been done in a reasonable manor. But no, people wanted to be greedy and keep everything to themselves. instead of thinking what was best for human kind.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

Mexican-American War was not necessary because Mexico didn’t want to sell and NO means NO
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

Sometimes you have to fight for what you need. America needed to expand so the Americans fought for what they wanted.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

I dont think we really needed too because the south just wanted to expand slavery for the most part
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

Although you are right in your aspects about fighting for what you need, this really doesn't apply here. Because the Americans did not need to expand, they wanted to. Its like when you're playing with a toy, and your annoying little sibling wants it for themselves...even though they already have toys of their own. They don't "need" land, they just "want" it.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

Well expanding was something that the Americans thought they needed to do. They felt like if they added on to the country then there would be more opportunities to look upon for everyone.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

At the time we may have thought that it was mandatory to expand land, but it indeed was not. It was something Americans wanted to do, even then it was mainly to expand slavery into more parts of the country.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

It was god's plan for them to expand so it was pretty much mandatory if you ask me ...
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

No. They thought it was God's plan. Where in the Bible did it say it was God's plan for America to expand land? This is where the issue of people adding their own views and desires into religion comes into play.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

Manifest Destiny- No because religious beliefs are not always good.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The Mormons were getting persecuted where they currently lived. Just because people didn't believe the same thing didn't mean they had a right to treat them badly. They had every right to try and get away from the hate.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

this made people change from the land that was taken from them and now they had to be apart of the US.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

The belief of manifest destiny was immoral as this meant that land could be taken from ocean to ocean. This lead to many people dying
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

but this also led to some of what we have now like we have more gold and we tried to pay Mexico for some of there land but the said no
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

When someone or in this case Mexico doesn't want to sell their land they have the right to refuse and keep their own land
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

It didn't mean the land could be taken. The belief was that it was our destiny to go out and discover this land and use it for our best. we tried to buy it from Mexico because many people were religious back then and saw it as God's plan for America and it was around the time the it was believed that religion was needed for a successful government. Mexico took the first shot even though we tried to keep it peaceful. I don't see how that makes us immoral. We tried to buy the land and they refused so we stood on a boarder. That's not a reason to shot us.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

The Manifest Destiny, basically led to the whole controversy between Mexican's and Americans, which then dug deeper into something more harsh: war. So this watershed event, only caused problems within the country
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

I don't believe the United States should have expanded because they took other people homes and caused a lot of people to die.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

They didn't take them, they bought most of the land and fought for the land that they wanted they just didn't take away homes.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

We don't need to keep expanding or territory and instead build and further develop on what we have now
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

cant build and further develop without resources and land to put it on
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

Northern farmers didn't have good soil and they needed to move out so they could do their job. America's industry was already growing and it was time for their land to grow too.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

also wasn't necessary because why should people have to move because of religion that just started things that was uncalled for.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

But we can build on to all our towns in the east with supplies from the west.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

Americans didnt need to expand, they had enough land. They took over 33% of our land. That land could've been used for Mexico's own needs.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

Manifest Destiny- No, you just can't buy land because it really cheap.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

People from New England moved west not only for cheap land but for good soil for crops.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

Buying cheap land was certainly a plus but there was also many other reason like, good-soil, fur trade, religious freedom, mining and many others that encouraged people to move west. Plus your opinion was probably very different from theirs, they probably thought that you should buy land while it was that cheap and I agree with them.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

I don't think we should have allowed Texas to join the US because they just brought unwanted tension between them and Mexico. (Texas Annexation)
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

but in the end the tension was settled because they won and now we have the land that we wanted
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

But we didn't need that land, we just got too greedy and it was all unnecessary
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

It was more land for the country if Texas annexed with us, it was Texas's decision to emancipate themselves from Mexico and move towards us and the tension was handled and was going to be handled anyways.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

There was no point in the United States taking over almost all of Oregon Territory all the way up to the 54-40 line the land had not benefit on the agriculture or the industry.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

Gadsden Purchase- We spent money on a plot of land we didn't need. The money we spent to purchase that land could have effectively been used for much more needed things like schools.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

The Mexican american war was unjustified as Mexico did not want to sell their land so it was taken by force, this led to war
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

We didn't force them to give us their land, we offered to buy it from them and they declined. We backed off, and then when they saw some of our troops by the border, they attacked.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

The 54-50 line should not have been given to the US the way it was because the President threatened them in order to get it.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

the 54-40 line wasn't given to us in the first place, we wanted it because it was ours and there had to be a compromise at the 49th
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

The Mexican and American was unnecessary and it costed a lot of people lives.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

The phrase "54-40 or Fight," should have never even been used. The territory that we were trying to get at that time clearly wasn't ours and we threatened to start war over a piece of land that didn't even belong to us.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

Texas Annexation- We took on an entire new stats problems and debts when we have enough of our own to worry about.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

No it added more income to the US by putting up railroads increasing manufacturing and imports and outports to other places in the US.It was a way of bringing the US together.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

“54-40 or Fight” wasn't the best slogan because Polk said to get more land and he wasn't acutely going to go to war with Britain
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

The Louisiana Purchase was unnecessary because we took other people's land and didn't even allow them to live on it.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

Napoleon was in a debt over in France and he sold it to us so he could patch up some of the debt they had from war
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

The purchase of Gadsden was totally unnecessary and we could have use that money for something more useful.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

We had to go to war over land and honestly thats not right..
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

people go to war over land every day...........................................
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

Not over huge parts of land that belonged to someone else. The parts of land that we fought to take were very large and already dominated and settled on by other people.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

but we needed that land for our growing population and we needed more room for farms and factories
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

But that doesn't mean that it's right to start a war over land though.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

"54-40 or Fight" was an irresponsible action made by our government just to get more land. We were greedy and what if the British decided to wage war? We could have lost even more men to a useless, greed driven war.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

It was not irresponsible. It was more of a compromise more than anything.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

With cheep land doesnt always mean that its good land. It could've been dry and barren and not able to plant anything to sustain life
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

I don't think "Manifest Destiny" was a good excuse to expand the way we did because if it was Gods Plan then he would have had a more moral way for us to do it.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

Fighting for what they wanted was totally part of the plan that god had for them to get land because if they wouldn't have we probably wouldn't of got it.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

if people owned the land then the have possession over it so the United States shouldnt have took it from them.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

The US just wanted to expand. They wanted more land so they fought for more land.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

The Louisiana Purchase was just an excuse to spend more money that we didn't need to spend. The government bought a large plot of land the Spanish didn't want. Clearly there was a reason they didn't want it, and we shouldn't have bought it.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

Mexican-American War - no because if Mexico didn't want to sell the U.S. then the U.S. should just have said okay. The U.S. had to put troops on the Border because they were angry. They just had to deal with it.
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: No

with the 54-40 or fight was pointless, it was a battle that didnt need to happen, It just shows how greedy americans are for things they dont have
Debate: Should Americans have bought into Manifest Destiny?
Side: Yes

How are they greedy if they ended up compromising at the end of all of it??