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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... territory , often as a result of war , had been a traditional feature of the interna- tional system of states that the newly independent United States was just now joining . Furthermore , Article IV , Section 3 of the Constitution ...
... territory , often as a result of war , had been a traditional feature of the interna- tional system of states that the newly independent United States was just now joining . Furthermore , Article IV , Section 3 of the Constitution ...
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... Louisiana territory , which would ultimately become the home of no fewer than ten separate states , in addition to parts of Montana and Wyoming , immediately extended our borders to the Rocky Mountain West . No other sin- gle territorial ...
... Louisiana territory , which would ultimately become the home of no fewer than ten separate states , in addition to parts of Montana and Wyoming , immediately extended our borders to the Rocky Mountain West . No other sin- gle territorial ...
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... Louisiana is unique among the states both for its culture and for the fact that much of its legal system is based on the Napoleonic Code . Indeed , the Territory of Orleans continued to attract non - Anglo immigrants from the Caribbean ...
... Louisiana is unique among the states both for its culture and for the fact that much of its legal system is based on the Napoleonic Code . Indeed , the Territory of Orleans continued to attract non - Anglo immigrants from the Caribbean ...
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... Louisiana Territory became part of the American nation involuntarily , as a result of the high level actions of the French , American , and Spanish gov- ernments , rather than as a result of their own actions . Involuntary incorpora ...
... Louisiana Territory became part of the American nation involuntarily , as a result of the high level actions of the French , American , and Spanish gov- ernments , rather than as a result of their own actions . Involuntary incorpora ...
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... Territories Clause . This presumably also meant that the Treaty Clause was unavailing to turn " foreign territory " into " domestic territory " -and , more important , to transform the entire coun- try by any such addition — simply by ...
... Territories Clause . This presumably also meant that the Treaty Clause was unavailing to turn " foreign territory " into " domestic territory " -and , more important , to transform the entire coun- try by any such addition — simply by ...
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