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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... republic ? To what ex- tent was the slavery issue inextricably linked with western expansion ? Was the independent republic of Texas constitutionally admitted into the United States ? What exactly makes some constitutional issues — such ...
... republic ? To what ex- tent was the slavery issue inextricably linked with western expansion ? Was the independent republic of Texas constitutionally admitted into the United States ? What exactly makes some constitutional issues — such ...
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... Texas's current smaller boundaries , and kept New Mexico as a territory ... Republic Party in 1860 - elec- tion through the allied votes of the western ... republic , a consequence of the Louisiana Purchase , allowed for a postponement of ...
... Texas's current smaller boundaries , and kept New Mexico as a territory ... Republic Party in 1860 - elec- tion through the allied votes of the western ... republic , a consequence of the Louisiana Purchase , allowed for a postponement of ...
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... 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 constitutional argu- ments ...
... 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 constitutional argu- ments ...
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... Texas . However , it also extended the United States to very near the ... republic . " H. W. Brands , also a historian , and Paul Kens , a political ... Texas and the 1848 Mexican Cession to per- suade us that the large majority of ...
... Texas . However , it also extended the United States to very near the ... republic . " H. W. Brands , also a historian , and Paul Kens , a political ... Texas and the 1848 Mexican Cession to per- suade us that the large majority of ...
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... republic . It is all the rage these days to call the president's shift from ... republic . Among moderates on slavery , diffusion almost always became the ... Texas annexa- tionists who hoped the Lone Star State would become blacks ...
... republic . It is all the rage these days to call the president's shift from ... republic . Among moderates on slavery , diffusion almost always became the ... Texas annexa- tionists who hoped the Lone Star State would become blacks ...
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