Main Themes of American History

The main themes of American history from 1607 to 1861 are conflict and exploration and expansion. The first of the main themes is exploration and expansion. This theme is prominent throughout all American history. The theme of exploration and expansion is shown best shown with Manifest Destiny and how American people want a place to call their own. With the expansion of land comes conflict, such as fighting other countries or natives to the land. Along with expansion, conflict makes up a large part of American history. It started when colonists came from Great Britain to colonize the new world. The original colonists had conflicts with the Native Americans. After the colonists settled down they wanted to be free so they had conflicts with Great Britain, and so on. Conflict and exploration and expansion are a large part of all American history including recent history. Recent American history has also been rife with conflict, mainly in the Middle East. In conclusion, the main themes of American history can be applied to all American history.