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Imperial Ambition: Early Overtures in Western Hemisphere
Since 1790, the Caribbean is a region of primary interest to the United States. Fear of European expansion in Western hemisphere plays out in the Venezuelan crisis of 1895. Henry Cabot Lodge pressures for the United State's increased presence in Haw...
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Vision for a Nation: Power Struggle Between Federalists and Republicans
For twelve years, control of the new government remains firmly in the hands of the Federalists, but gaining strength in the 1790s is a group that favors a more modest central government. Both points of view are represented in Washington's cabinet. A...