Everybody’s biased. If you can analyze the authors purpose when they were writing something, you’ll be more aware of this bias. As a history student, you need to acknowledge this bias when researching to ensure that what you are reading is factual and presents a reliable picture on what was going on during that period in time. It can provide insight or can be deceiving, based on the author’s purpose.
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He, like many other Americans at the time, believed in the Manifest Destiny.
The Manifest Destiny was the belief that America was destined to reach the Pacific ocean (from sea to shining sea).