Explain the economic and cultural factors that fueled the growth of american imperialism

Explain the economic, political and cultural factors that fueled the growth of American imperialism. Economic: thirst for new markets( raw materials and new markets for agricultural and manufactured goods. ) Cultural factors: belief in cultural superiority.

president thomas jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the louisiana purchase in 1803 to explore and to map the newly acquired territory, to find a practical route across the western half of the continent, and to establish an american presence in this territory before britain and other european powers

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