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Change each compound or complex sentence below into a pair of shorter sentences. Use correct punctuation. You may add words if necessary.

1. More than that, it infused the nation with a commitment to far horizons and new frontiers, and thereby kept the pioneer spirit of American life, the spirit of equality and of hope, always alive and strong.

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Furthermore, the nation became committed to far horizons and new frontiers. The resultant effect, a sustenance of the pioneer spirit of American life. The spirit which is of equality and hope, always alive and strong.

A compound sentence is a sentence that has at least two independent clauses, which are usually joined by conjunctions. A compound sentence does not have a dependent clause.

A complex sentence on the other hand can have one or more independent clauses as well as dependent clauses.

Note: A dependent clause is a complete thought with a subject and a predicate that is not able to stand alone unlike the independent clause.

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