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The newest volume in Taylor's U.S. history series, after American Revolutions, covers the post-revolutionary period through the Compromise of 1850; it counters widespread beliefs about U.S. geographic expansion. Taylor argues that the colonial push westward was driven by perceived threats to the precarious union—from distant and neighboring governments; Indigenous peoples displaced and attacked by the colonies; free and enslaved Black people; and short-lived republics developed by restive colonists. Taylor unders...Log In or Sign Up to Read More