abundant natural resources and unsettled landThe easy answer is that it was some combination, but what was the biggest factor?
history of slave labor, and other such exploitation
republican political system
population with high social trust, individualism, and IQ, and low violence
Christianity
egalitarianism
cosmopolitan acceptance of all groups and cultures
political-legal ideologies like natural rights and patents
freedom of speech, religion, guns, etc.
singular achievements of great Americans, such as Lincoln, Edison, etc.
stable monetary system
natural ocean boundaries from enemies
I say the biggest factor is the one that no American History class would dare to say.
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