Until the end of the nineteenth century, the United States resisted overseas expansion and instead focused on

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Until the end of the nineteenth century, the United States focused on developing the western frontier, which involved expanding westward and settling new territories such as California, Oregon, and Texas. There was little interest in acquiring parts of Canada or developing the eastern seaboard. It was only after the end of the nineteenth century that the United States began to pursue overseas expansion, leading to its acquisition of territories such as Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

Until the End of the Nineteenth Century, the United States