Surprisingly few people know just how North America got the way that it is. You may know a few facts about the Louisiana Purchase or the Alamo, but how does a continent end up dominated by three large countries with stable borders? This is the first in a series of episodes looking at North America as a whole, starting with Mexico's fall from a prominent position in the world's strongest empire at the start of the 19th century. https://www.subscribestar.com/radio-free-history https://ko-fi.com/radiofreehistory