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2. Each member of your group must write an organized analysis of how these arguments and positions summarized above show up in our nation's history and within our modern society. Make sure to include documented examples (research is a must) to support your assertions. Each member of your group must create an indivdual page linked to this main page, complete with a works-cited section. For citation in paragraphs and for your bibliographic information you are required to use the MLA format.

In today’s society, there are roles that people must play. The government has a certain role, and the average people have a role as well. People of wisdom also have a great role in society as well because they have more knowledge on what to do in certain situations. Still, people in today’s society wonder what the “right” decision is in the toughest situations.

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1. In United States history, the government has always looked to making the country better for the individuals living there. With this, the American government has looked to expand the United States from sea to shining sea so that its’ citizens could expand and so that the country could grow. In 1803, the United States government bought the Louisiana Purchase from Spain for $15 million (“Louisiana Purchase”). With this new land, America was on its way of expanding for the better of its’ people. The American government saw that expanding into the West further would be beneficial for the better of the American people and for the future of the United States.



2. In United States history, the American government has been expanding the United States. Journalist John L. O'Sullivan came up with the term and belief of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was the term used to describe the annexation of Texas, Oregon Country, and Mexico’s northern territory (“Manifest Destiny”). With the belief of Manifest Destiny, the United States believed that expanding the United States from sea to shining sea was God’s will. Manifest Destiny also was to free the oppressed from their tyrant government. Many Americans believed that the people in the territories West of what was the United States in 1845, were being oppressed and controlled my the Mexican government. So, the United States used Manifest Destiny to say that the blessings of freedom would free those being oppressed.

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