They are repressed of their natural rights and civil liberties
The Manifest Destiny was the belief that America need to expand its borders. This shaped the use due to the fact that if caused many disputes among the natives and Mexicans that controlled most of the land that was unclaimed.
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The Eighth Amendment prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments.
Explanation
The Eighth Amendment was adopted, as part of the Bill of Rights, in 1791.
The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution states: 'Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.' The amendment is meant to safeguard Americans against excessive punishments. This provision was written in because of a case where a man named Titus Oates lied and caused many innocent people because of it.
Mexican immigrants is your answer.
Midwestern farmers traveling to Southwest America would be entering into Mexico (before the Mexican-American War), which included present-day Texas stretching to present-day California.
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The enlightenment was a period of new ideas and world views fed by a better understanding of the world and our place in it