Did manifest destiny have a negative or positive impact on native americans?

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Kathryn Macias

19 February, 19:27

Did manifest destiny have a negative or positive impact on native americans?

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Bullwinkle · Answer 1

Overall, the idea of Manifest Destiny had a strong negative impact on the Native Americans, since its believers thought the US was "destined" to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific--meaning that thousands of Natives were forced of their land.