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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... West : The Annexation of Texas , the Louisiana Purchase , and Bush v . Gore 83 Mark A. Graber 5 Texas David P. Currie 6 The Golden Death of Jefferson's Dream : California and the Sectional Crisis H. W. Brands 111 129 7 A Promise of ...
... West : The Annexation of Texas , the Louisiana Purchase , and Bush v . Gore 83 Mark A. Graber 5 Texas David P. Currie 6 The Golden Death of Jefferson's Dream : California and the Sectional Crisis H. W. Brands 111 129 7 A Promise of ...
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... West . Their comments enriched discussion and resulted in better contributions to the volume . We are further grateful to Philip Bobbitt , William Forbath , Scot Powe , Gretchen Ritter , and Jeff Tulis for their participation . Suzanne ...
... West . Their comments enriched discussion and resulted in better contributions to the volume . We are further grateful to Philip Bobbitt , William Forbath , Scot Powe , Gretchen Ritter , and Jeff Tulis for their participation . Suzanne ...
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... western expansion ? Was the independent republic of Texas constitutionally admitted into the United States ? What exactly makes some constitutional issues — such as the propriety of Texas's admission - settled and others open - ended ...
... western expansion ? Was the independent republic of Texas constitutionally admitted into the United States ? What exactly makes some constitutional issues — such as the propriety of Texas's admission - settled and others open - ended ...
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... West . No other sin- gle territorial acquisition would be as large or lead to as many new states . In- deed , it was the purchase that vitalized the famous expedition led by Lewis and Clark to gain knowledge of these vast , basically ...
... West . No other sin- gle territorial acquisition would be as large or lead to as many new states . In- deed , it was the purchase that vitalized the famous expedition led by Lewis and Clark to gain knowledge of these vast , basically ...
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... western half of the Mississippi River valley . Most of these persons prac- ticed Catholicism and did not speak English . Even those white Protestants in the existing states who were tolerant of bilingualism were very likely to be German ...
... western half of the Mississippi River valley . Most of these persons prac- ticed Catholicism and did not speak English . Even those white Protestants in the existing states who were tolerant of bilingualism were very likely to be German ...
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