TIMED PLEASE HURRY Explain how the following factors contributed to territorial expansion from 1844 to 1860.
Please use all three factors in your response.
• Economic interests
• Cultural beliefs
• Political ambitions

After the Civil War the U.S started expanding the control on the Americans staying in other countries of the world.

Explanation:

Economic reasons: The industrialization actually increase the need of trade in the late 1800s. US imported sugar from Cuba and silk from china.

Cultural beliefs: Christian religion made itself superior and they sent their missionaries to other countries of the world to elaborate the territory of the Christian religion.

Political ambitions: After the Civil War, the military power was used to protect the native Americans.

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