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The first explorer to locate the Cumberland gap was Thomas Walker.
American leaders were feared that the United States would shut out of the valuable china trade.
Teddy Roosevelt created the, "Progressive Party" after he has lost his presidential nomination to his <span>former protégé, President </span>William Howard Taft<span>. The new party was known for taking advanced positions on </span>progressive<span> reforms and attracting some leading reformers</span>
Expanded trade, regional empires, and increased global trade are all effects of alliances and conquest.
You will need close allies to trade regionally in the beginning of the stages of the empire.
Afterwards, you will have to conquer other people to become a regional empire.
Lastly, you would have to trade with globally for more allies that are much more powerful
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