One of the points in favor of increased US involvement overseas was the idea of keeping up with the competition. Some people believed that the US needed to colonize because European countries were doing the same thing, otherwise the US would be left behind. Another point that favored increased involvement came from a moral perspective. Some people believed it was the duty of the US to bring civilization and religion to supposedly weaker nations.
Jamestown was the first settlement. Jamestown also was the first to grow tobacco as a cash crop.
This was the first case that the Judicial Branch declared something unconstitutional
