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Another effect of the spread of Islam was an increase in trade. Unlike early Christianity, Muslims were not reluctant to engage in trade and profit; Muhammad himself was a merchant. As new areas were drawn into the orbit of Islamic civilization, the new religion provided merchants with a safe context for trade.
Americans were convinced that expansion would boost trade with the Latin America region, help spread democracy and civilization as well as expand the territories.
America increasingly supported expansionism in the late 1800's mainly becasue of the influence of the manifest destiny. In addition, the fashion around at the time was centered around territorial expansions and therefore some Americans felt USA should not be left out. Americans were convinced that expansion would boost trade with the Latin America region, help spread democracy and civilization.
They passed personal liberty laws in some states
