Where was the focus of u. s expansion before the late 1800s?

Before the U.S. expansion they focused on economic interests , military interests, and belief in cultural superiority  10 people found this useful. Americans had always sought to expand the size of their nation, before the late 1800`s they extended their control toward the pacific coast.  Before the U.S. expansion they focused on economic interests , military interests, and belief in cultural superiority  10 people found this useful.

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the dominoes began to fall. the surrender at appomattox took place a week later on april 9. while it was the most significant surrender to take place during the civil war, gen. robert e. lee, the confederacy's most respected commander, surrendered only his army of northern virginia to union gen. ulysses s. grant

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