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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... 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 Expansionism ...
... 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 Expansionism ...
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... Texas's annexation by the United States in 1844 , were presented at a 2003 symposium at the University of Texas , " The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansionism . " Two chief purposes underlay the symposium . One is obvious : As ...
... Texas's annexation by the United States in 1844 , were presented at a 2003 symposium at the University of Texas , " The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansionism . " Two chief purposes underlay the symposium . One is obvious : As ...
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... Texas , east into Florida , and west to the Pacific coast and beyond . The most notable era of expansion after the Louisiana Purchase came in the 1840s with the annexation of Texas in 1845 , the settlement of the Oregon border in 1846 ...
... Texas , east into Florida , and west to the Pacific coast and beyond . The most notable era of expansion after the Louisiana Purchase came in the 1840s with the annexation of Texas in 1845 , the settlement of the Oregon border in 1846 ...
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... annexation of Texas in 1845 , which occurred neither through treaty - a treaty with the Lone Star Republic failed to receive even a majority in the Senate in 1844 — nor conquest in war . David Currie elaborates some of the ...
... annexation of Texas in 1845 , which occurred neither through treaty - a treaty with the Lone Star Republic failed to receive even a majority in the Senate in 1844 — nor conquest in war . David Currie elaborates some of the ...
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... Texas to hear Mark Graber note that constitutional arguments against the 1844 annexation of Texas , today regarded as almost lunatic when articulated by fringe political groups , were presented at the time by such luminaries as John ...
... Texas to hear Mark Graber note that constitutional arguments against the 1844 annexation of Texas , today regarded as almost lunatic when articulated by fringe political groups , were presented at the time by such luminaries as John ...
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