In Becoming America, author Jon Butler persuasively argues that the late American colonial period of 1680-1770 was one of monumental change, the end result being an essentially "modern- culture. ... The most pronounced example of this is seen in American foreign policy, which remains centered around the principle of defending and expanding national economic interests and markets, often at the expense of foreign peoples. ...

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