For example, Ambrose states, “The potential of the United States was, if not limitless, certainly vast—and vastly greater if the nation could add the trans-Mississippi portion of the continent to its territory. In 1801, however, it was not clear the country could hold on to its existing territory between the Appalachians and the Mississippi, much less add more western land.” This quote reveals the insecurities of the young American nation. The fears of survival far outweighed any semblance of compassion towards the native peoples of the continent. This particular chapter is filled with information about Jefferson’s rationale behind exploiting the western two thirds of the North American continent. Therefore, this author and source are biased towards the white man in the sense that the author is apparently blind to the atrocities committed by American settlers against the native
For example, Ambrose states, “The potential of the United States was, if not limitless, certainly vast—and vastly greater if the nation could add the trans-Mississippi portion of the continent to its territory. In 1801, however, it was not clear the country could hold on to its existing territory between the Appalachians and the Mississippi, much less add more western land.” This quote reveals the insecurities of the young American nation. The fears of survival far outweighed any semblance of compassion towards the native peoples of the continent. This particular chapter is filled with information about Jefferson’s rationale behind exploiting the western two thirds of the North American continent. Therefore, this author and source are biased towards the white man in the sense that the author is apparently blind to the atrocities committed by American settlers against the native