Throughout history, many empires primarily sought glory, land, and plunder, and these factors often caused the rise of the empire. However, this was not the case with the American empire. The American empire pursued the land of glory and plunder at different times throughout the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries; however, unlike many other empires, these were not pursued in an explicit attempt to expand the empire, nor were they pursued in the same imperialistic manner as other empires. Rather, it was the United States' vision of independence from British rule and freedom that above all caused the rise of the American Empire. Throughout history, the pursuit of glory, land, and plunder have often been the driving factors of empire, with many empires. Until 1871, the American government generally interacted with Native Americans using relatively peaceful treaties, which often deemed them a "subjected people [[who] depend [on America] for their preservation," while still granting them the fundamental right to their land However, in the early 1800s, Native Americans were forced to the outskirts of their land by settlers, and with the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, they were forced upon Native Americans no longer. peaceful treaties, which invalidated Native Americans' land rights and forced them to move into areas largely depopulated by other people. Additionally, in 1851 Native Americans were forced, often violently, to live on enclosed land that for they had no ancestral value, away from the white settlers, and thousands of people died along the way Despite this internal plunder imposed on Native Americans, violent discrimination was not actually used to expand or grow the American empire, because the land. it had already been obtained by the English, French and Dutch and given to America. It is for these reasons that it is clear that although the American Empire sought glory, land, and plunder, these factors did not. However, America's pursuit of glory, land, and plunder was not utilized in the same way as other empires and, overall, did not contribute to the growth of its empire. After its independence from Great Britain, the American government actively planned the principles on which the Empire would be based, forming a strong ideology of freedom for all men, regardless of class. It was this strong independent ideology that ultimately led to the country's economic and military expansion. This is why, from the analysis of the sources, it is clear that the American Empire's search for independence and freedom was above all the cause of its