There are many, many themes of the United States of American up until the year 1861. But in my mind there are two dominant themes that describe and relate to America. The first of the two, is exploration, literal (expanding borders and annexing new states) and figuratively (finding and discovering better and newer ways to run the country). America's beginnings originated from people exploring and discovery, and exploring is even present in the early 1800s, when western territories are found. Discovering better ways to run our government have always been present in America, even today. Technological advances are another example of discovery and exploration, In American society. I also feel like in this period (1607 - 1861) America was in a phase of finding itself, of how to treat its citizens (or slaves in this time), how to make its government function, and how to handle crises (secession and some of civil war).
Confliction is my second dominant theme. This seems to be one of the most hateful periods in American history., and half the people didn't even realize it. An almost literal genocide of African slaves is going on, and no one, up until the mid 1800s, does anything about it.
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