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The United States was irrevocably transformed between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the twentieth century. From controversial expansionism, through war in the Caribbean and Pacific, unrest in Asia and troubles at home, the country experienced radical change on a course to world leadership.
MANIFEST DESTINY is the fourth and final programatic theme in the series, GROWTH OF A NATION. It spans the period 1830 – 1849 and explores the American quest to conquer the continent, including the settlement of the Oregon Territory and the California Gold Rush; the Texas Revolution; and the causes, conduct, and outcome of the Mexican-American War.
The United States was irrevocably transformed between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the twentieth century. From controversial expansionism, through war in the Caribbean and Pacific, unrest in Asia and troubles at home, the country experienced radical change on a course to world leadership.
MANIFEST DESTINY is the fourth and final programatic theme in the series, GROWTH OF A NATION. It spans the period 1830 – 1849 and explores the American quest to conquer the continent, including the settlement of the Oregon Territory and the California Gold Rush; the Texas Revolution; and the causes, conduct, and outcome of the Mexican-American War.
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