American Military Frontiers
As the fledgling nation looked west to the land beyond the Appalachian Mountains, it turned to the army to advance and defend its national interests. Clashing with Spain, Britain, France, Mexico, the Confederacy, and Indians in this pursuit of expansion, the army''s failures and successes alternately delayed and hastened western migration. Roads, river improvements, and railroads, often constructe...
As the fledgling nation looked west to the land beyond the Appalachian Mountains, it turned to the army to advance and defend its national interests. Clashing with Spain, Britain, France, Mexico, the Confederacy, and Indians in this pursuit of expansion, the army''s failures and successes alternately delayed and hastened western migration. Roads, river improvements, and railroads, often constructe...
