1.What do you think Manifest Destiny sets up? In other words, Manifest Destiny is the idea that the American public uses to see itself in relation to others, ie Mexico. 2.After carefully reading the various views of Manifest Destiny, how do you think Manifest Destiny informs American political and social ideas in the mid 19th century?

3.Choose two authors, one Mexican and the other American and discuss their thoughts about the US-Mexican War.