It has changed dramatically. The US economy has been on an upward trajectory for the past 50 years due to economic expansion and the way the country is being run. While there were downfalls in certain phases, the general trajectory has been positive.
John Adams was the president when the Alien and Sedition Act was put into effect. The Act gave the different state's rights to deport or even imprison foreigners. The act also made it difficult for the immigrants to be given the right to vote.
It was china that was carved into spheres of influence for the united kingdom, Germany, Japan, France, Russia, and the United States.
