Destruction Of The Land In Andrew Jackson's Manifest Destiny

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“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.” We humans are known for the ravagement of the land, our ambition contributes to this concept. Andrew Jackson played a major role to the eradication of land. Land is extremely beneficial in our lives and in return, we are gradually ravaging it and acting as it if it was our land. We don't realize the consequences that come with this effect, because we are stubborn with selfishness. In Manifest Destiny, the author believes he has the right to do anything with the land, since his nation was “chosen” by God. Throughout history, land has been seen as beneficial towards development. As a result of these beneficial factors, humans are known to destroy the land. …show more content…
Native Americans viewed the land, as sacred since it helped them with their culture and survival. In Stephen Ambrose’s “Undaunted Courage,” page 377, “The next evening, the party made camp in a meadow on the edge of the mountains. There was plenty of grass; the horses could fatten up here while the men waited for a guide. One of the men found some black morel mushrooms, which Lewis "roasted and eat without salt pepper or grease in this way I had for the first time the true taste of the morell which is truly an insipid taisdess food. "The land, availed Lewis and Clark on their expedition, by offering mushrooms for them to enjoy, and grass for the horses to relish. Without these characteristics of the land, Lewis and Clark would have never made it out alive. Native Americans, relied on the land for survival .A group of Native Americans called “The Blackfoot,” depended on Montana's fertile land, which was suitable for growing crops and large areas of grass for grazing cattle and sheep. They also used water routes to trade with other tribes, and this help development and contributed to their advance ways of lifestyle. The land, helped them in hunting, gathering, and agriculture. The
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