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American Horizons Offers Students In American History Courses The Opportunity To Put That Story In A Global Context. For More Than 500 Years, North America Has Been Part Of A Global Network Centered On The Exchange Of Peoples, Goods, And Ideas. Human Migrations-sometimes Freely, Sometimes Forced-have Continued Over The Centuries, Along With The Evolution Of Commerce In Commodities As Varied As Tobacco, Sugar, And Computer Chips. Europeans And Africans Came Or Were Brought Against Their Will To The Continent, Where They Met, Traded With, Fought Among, And Intermarried With Native Peoples. Some Of These Migrants Stayed, Whereas Others Returned To Their Home Countries. Still Others Came And Went Periodically. This Initial Circulation Of People Across The Oceans Foreshadowed The Continuous Movement Of People, Goods, And Ideas That Made The United States. Such Forces Have Shaped American History, Both Dividing And Unifying The Nation. American Horizons Truly Stretch Beyond Our Nation's Borders, Embracing The Trading Networks Established During And After The Colonial Era As Well As The Digital Social Networks Connecting People Globally Today. American Horizons Tells The Story Of The United States By Exploring This Exchange On A Global Scale And Placing It At The Center Of That Story. By Doing So, We Provide A Different Perspective On The History Of The United States, One That We Hope Broadens The Horizons Of Those Who Read Our Work And Are Ever Mindful Of The Global Forces That Increasingly And Profoundly Shape Our Lives. At The Same Time, American Horizons Considers Those Ways In Which U.s. Influence Has Reshaped The Lives And Experiences Of People Of Other Nations-- Provided By Publisher.