A. Survey planI. Topic of InquiryHow did the ideal of Manifest Destiny affect Native Americans in the 1830s?II. Methodsa. Researching the origins of Manifest Destiny and Native American history from 1830 to 1839. There were two websites that were particularly helpful to me. Reliability, date of update and ease of editing by Internet users are the main criteria used when selecting a website.b. Writing an approximate bibliography on the subject. Selection and reading of books on the indigenous Americas and manifest destiny. Criteria: the most factually precise.B. Summary of Evidence By the 1830s, America was heavily influenced by the ideal of manifest destiny. Manifest Destiny was the driving force behind America's rapid westward expansion. This ideal was widely defended by posters, newspapers and various other means of communication. Propaganda was and still is an incredibly common way to spread an idea to the masses. Although Manifest Destiny was not an official government policy, it led to the passage of the Homestead Act. The Homestead Act granted applicants freehold title to undeveloped land outside the original thirteen colonies. This encouraged westward settlement and territorial acquisition. The Homestead Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862. For America, Manifest Destiny was the idea that America was destined to expand across the North American continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Throughout this period, Native Americans were seen as obstacles because they occupied land that the United States needed to conquer to pursue its ideal of Manifest Destiny. Many wars were fought between the A...... middle of paper ...... with more compassion towards the land issue with the Native Americans, perhaps a few wars could have been avoided and many lives could have been lost. recorded. Although Manifest Destiny helped America in its quest to gain land, it greatly harmed the Native American population and the resources they used to stay alive. I firmly believe that the improvement of one group of people is not worth the destruction of another. Works cited by Anderson, William L. Cherokee, before and after deletion. Athens: University of Georgia, 1991. Print.C., Wallace, Anthony F. Long, Bitter Trail Andrew Jackson and the Indians. Ed. Eric Foner. New York: Hill and Wang, 1993. Print. Cashin, Edward J., ed. A wild nature still cradle of nature: border Georgia. Savannah: Beehive, 1994. Print.Cherokee Removal, a brief history with documents. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2005. Print.