The History of the United States

A nation acting on people beyond its borders without their consent is doing empire. The first arc, which we pretty much covered in episode three, he calls continental expansion, land theft, annexation, manifest destiny. And of course, the other crucial piece, the kidnapping and exploit ation of millions of enslaved people brought from africa. In 18 90, the us Census declares the frontier closed, meaning the task of seizing and establishing the continental united states is complete.