The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803–1898Sanford Levinson, Bartholomew Sparrow Rowman & Littlefield, 14 Jun 2023 - 272 halaman 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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... Northwest Ordinance , as well as the trans- Appalachian west and Southwest Territory of Tennessee , Alabama , and Mis- sissippi . Similarly , Jefferson's rejection of the " power of holding foreign territory , and still less of ...
... Northwest Ordinance , as well as the trans- Appalachian west and Southwest Territory of Tennessee , Alabama , and Mis- sissippi . Similarly , Jefferson's rejection of the " power of holding foreign territory , and still less of ...
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... Northwest Ordinance . " It must be remembered that a Territory , which may be called an inchoate or rudimentary State , " James Bryce commented in the late nineteenth century , " looks forward to becoming a complete State . " 8 The ...
... Northwest Ordinance . " It must be remembered that a Territory , which may be called an inchoate or rudimentary State , " James Bryce commented in the late nineteenth century , " looks forward to becoming a complete State . " 8 The ...
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... Northwest Ordinance requiring admission , Northwest Ordinance of 1797 , art . V , 1 Stat . 51 , 53 , was made enforceable by the Engagements Clause . U.S. Const . art . VI , cl . 1 ( “ All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into ...
... Northwest Ordinance requiring admission , Northwest Ordinance of 1797 , art . V , 1 Stat . 51 , 53 , was made enforceable by the Engagements Clause . U.S. Const . art . VI , cl . 1 ( “ All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into ...
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... Ordinance of 1784 and the enacted Northwest Ordinance of 1787. The drafts of both or- dinances assumed that containing slavery would help abolish the institution . The nineteenth - century Jefferson , however , had nothing good to say ...
... Ordinance of 1784 and the enacted Northwest Ordinance of 1787. The drafts of both or- dinances assumed that containing slavery would help abolish the institution . The nineteenth - century Jefferson , however , had nothing good to say ...
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