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The word progress has several different meanings. These definitions played a vital role in American thought. From the initial immigrants to the first government, progress was always on the American mind. Wars were fought on the grounds on progress. The first United States president represented progress. Everything America stands for is based on the progression of its people.
As people migrated to the new world, they were in search of a better way of life. That is just what they found. However, it was not easy to come buy. Americans stood together and built a government and a country full of potential that was envied by all. Internally, progress meant moving west. The expansion of the American way depended on discovering more territory. Once the United States was settled people began to travel overseas. This is when the real progress began.
At first only Americans knew of America. After the First World War much of Europe knew a lot about the United States. Following......

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