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Manifest destiny
More blood on the hand of christ
They called themselves christians
And gave themselves the rights
Disguised as missionaries
They were really after gold
Many indians died for that
How many's never told
Manifest destiny
Manifest destiny
Forever moving onward
Said they were guided from above
Actually driven by hate
Disguised as love
But all their false love
Can't disguise true hate
And the racist diplomacy
Of the church and the state
Manifest destiny
Manifest destiny
The church must be rich
With all that gold
But they'll never return
All that they stole
It sits in a vault
Built just for gold
And there it will sit forever
Because it never gets old
Manifest destiny
Manifest destiny

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by JesusFChrist

5y ago

Manifest Destiny is a mindset that many Americans held during the 1820s and 1830s.

While the gold rush, growth of opportunity, and easier transport and communication grew in the United States, the need and desire to expand territory into the West was advocated. The native americans inhabiting the West didn't discourage them from moving in. Americans believed, by the power and will of God, that they were entitled to that land. It didn't matter if it was already inhabited or who it belonged to. They wanted to expand and find new opportunities for themselves and their families. "Said they were guided from above" is a reference to this. Americans used the word of God and the heavens above as an excuse to expand into the West at whatever cost, even if it meant expelling Natives from their homes and the land they inhabited.

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