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Unit 4: Period 4: 1800-1848

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In the 19th century, new technology, growing markets, and the extension of democracy to all white men fostered rapid economic growth and the development of a uniquely American identity and political culture. But this prosperity came at a cost, gobbling up the lands of Native Americans in the West and the labor of enslaved people in the South.
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