... consider slavery and the indirect genocide of the Indians to be regrettable, but concluded chapters of American history, the ethnocentrism that spawned those two phenomena is still alive in modern culture. The most pronounced example of this is seen in ... . Contrary to popular belief, most of the American-produced products were of good quality and sometimes approached or equaled the quality coveted in fine English goods. The rise in international trade of both agricultural and manufactured goods also led some early Americans to become merchants and traders "a ... to the various constit...

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