The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803–1898Sanford Levinson, Bartholomew Sparrow Rowman & Littlefield, 14. 6. 2023 - Počet stran: 272 The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory was a watershed event for the fledgling United States. Adding some 829,000 square miles of territory, the Louisiana Purchase set a striking precedent of Presidential power and brought to the surface profound legal and constitutional questions. As the nation continued to expand westward and into the Pacific and Caribbean, critical social, political and constitutional questions arose that greatly tested American resolve and reshaped the nation's founding premises. In this exciting collection, Sanford Levinson and Bartholomew Sparrow bring together noted scholars in American history, constitutional law, and political science to examine role that the Louisiana Purchase played in shaping both the expansionist policies of the nineteenth century and critical interpretations of the Constitution. The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803–1898 provides a fascinating overview of how the U.S. Constitution and the American political system is inextricably tied to |
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... Guam , and Samoa Julian Go 209 11 Empires External and Internal : Territories , Government Lands , and Federalism in the United States Index Bartholomew H. Sparrow About the Contributors 231 251 259 Acknowledgments We would like to ...
... Guam , and Samoa Julian Go 209 11 Empires External and Internal : Territories , Government Lands , and Federalism in the United States Index Bartholomew H. Sparrow About the Contributors 231 251 259 Acknowledgments We would like to ...
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... Guam , Puerto Rico , and the Philippines in the aftermath of the Spanish - American War , annexed Hawaii , and got Eastern Samoa as a result of a three - part deal with Britain and Germany . ( The United States would also later purchase ...
... Guam , Puerto Rico , and the Philippines in the aftermath of the Spanish - American War , annexed Hawaii , and got Eastern Samoa as a result of a three - part deal with Britain and Germany . ( The United States would also later purchase ...
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... ( Guam , Hawaii , the Philippines , Eastern Samoa , later the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ) and the Caribbean ( Puerto Rico , later the Vir- gin Islands ) changed the course of U.S. territorial history — now , not all ...
... ( Guam , Hawaii , the Philippines , Eastern Samoa , later the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ) and the Caribbean ( Puerto Rico , later the Vir- gin Islands ) changed the course of U.S. territorial history — now , not all ...
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... Guam , American Samoa , U.S. Virgin Islands ( after 1917 ) , and the Northern Marianas ( after 1975 ) , and they have served as the legal justification for the United States ' continued possession of overseas ter- ritories , persons and ...
... Guam , American Samoa , U.S. Virgin Islands ( after 1917 ) , and the Northern Marianas ( after 1975 ) , and they have served as the legal justification for the United States ' continued possession of overseas ter- ritories , persons and ...
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... Guam , and American Samoa as instances of " America's Overseas Empire . " Go addresses the distinct histories and distinct subordinate relations that the island territories have under U.S. sovereignty . And Efrén Rivera Ramos , a ...
... Guam , and American Samoa as instances of " America's Overseas Empire . " Go addresses the distinct histories and distinct subordinate relations that the island territories have under U.S. sovereignty . And Efrén Rivera Ramos , a ...
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