Title: How did the United States' role in the world change in the early 1800s? - Quora
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How did the United States' role in the world change in the early 1800s?
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Richard Darroch
, Former Government of Canada (2011-present)
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The first two decades wrought some major changes in US foreign and domestic policy. The Louisiana Purchase opened millions of acres to American settlement and set the stage for a major westward expansion. In turn, the seeds were planted for future sectional conflict as the Plantation South sought to expand slavery to the new territories, running smack into resistance by the nascent abolitionist movement in the North. This led to a hot debate in Congress about the federal government's role and responsibility for managing the migration and maintaining the historical balance between the two compet
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The first two decades wrought some major changes in US foreign and domestic policy. The Louisiana Purchase opened millions of acres to American settlement and set the stage for a major westward expansion. In turn, the seeds were planted for future sectional conflict as the Plantation South sought to expand slavery to the new territories, running smack into resistance by the nascent abolitionist movement in the North. This led to a hot debate in Congress about the federal government's role and responsibility for managing the migration and maintaining the historical balance between the two competing factions. It also fuelled a tense competition for land by migrants representing both viewpoints. Eventually, the westward expansion would be the powder keg that would lead to the Civil War.