First americans abused of the power of the government to drive the Native Americans from their home. Additionally, racism caused violation against the rights of land and of life of the indians. Finally westward expansion and the avarice for gold encouraged the American citizens to get up and go west not letting anyone to stop them from reaching their goal. It shoved the Native Americans out of their territory pushing them through a harsh way where they had to
expand westward across the continent and that this expansion was destined. Much of the artworks, such as that of "American Progress" by John Gast, depicted an ethereal being or guiding light that was leading Americans across the country to the far west. However, this expansion was not created out of a vacuum and there were many factors involved in its start, duration, and end. The start of Manifest Destiny mostly originated from a mixture of propaganda, to entice people to move westward, and necessity