Throughout history, many empires primarily sought glory, land, and plunder, with these factors often driving the rise of the empire. However, this was not the case in the American Empire. The American Empire actually sought and plundered glorious lands at different times during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries; however, unlike many other empires, these goals were not pursued as part of an explicit attempt at empire expansion, nor in the same imperialistic manner as other empires. Rather, it was the American vision of independence from British rule and freedom that primarily brought about the rise of the American Empire. Throughout history, the quest for glory, land and plunder have often been the driving factors of empire, with many empires forming. Until 1871, the U.S. government generally interacted with Native Americans using relatively peaceful treaties, which often considered them a "subject people." who] depend on [America] for their preservation,” while granting them a fundamental right to their land. However, in the early 1800s, Native Americans were forced off their lands by settlers, and with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, no longer peaceful treaties were made. imposed on the Native American people, which invalidated the rights of the Native Americans. right to land and forced them to settle in areas largely uninhabited by other people. Additionally, in 1851, Native Americans were forced, often violently, to live on fenced lands that had no ancestral value to them, far from white settlers, and thousands died along the way. Despite this internal plunder imposed on the Native American people, violent discrimination was not actually used to expand or elevate the American Empire, as the lands had already been obtained by the British, 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 quest for glory, land, and plunder was not used in the same way as other empires and overall did not contribute to the rise of its empire. Following its independence from Great Britain, the American government actively planned the principles upon which the Empire would be founded, thus forming a strong ideology of liberty for all men, regardless of class. It was this strong independent ideology that ultimately resulted in the country's economic and military expansion. This is why, through the analysis of the sources, it appears obvious that the quest for independence and freedom of the American Empire was above all the cause of its rise..