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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... Incorporation " Debate Gary Lawson and Guy Seidman 19 2 " The Strongest Government on Earth " : Jefferson's Republicanism , the Expansion of the Union , and the New Nation's Destiny 41 Peter S. Onuf 3 The Louisiana Purchase and the ...
... Incorporation " Debate Gary Lawson and Guy Seidman 19 2 " The Strongest Government on Earth " : Jefferson's Republicanism , the Expansion of the Union , and the New Nation's Destiny 41 Peter S. Onuf 3 The Louisiana Purchase and the ...
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... incorporate new regions ? What did Jef- ferson think about the possibility of a gigantic continental republic ? To what ex- tent was the slavery issue inextricably linked with western expansion ? Was the independent republic of Texas ...
... incorporate new regions ? What did Jef- ferson think about the possibility of a gigantic continental republic ? To what ex- tent was the slavery issue inextricably linked with western expansion ? Was the independent republic of Texas ...
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... incorporating it into the Union . An amendment of the constitution seems necessary for this . " Part of Jefferson's ... incorporate the region of Louisiana as states into the Union , thus making its ( white ) residents full citizens of ...
... incorporating it into the Union . An amendment of the constitution seems necessary for this . " Part of Jefferson's ... incorporate the region of Louisiana as states into the Union , thus making its ( white ) residents full citizens of ...
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... incorporated aliens - persons of different nationality and ethnicity— as Americans . Unlike the voluntary immigration of virtually all other inhabi- tants of the United States up to that point ( with the exceptions of the importation of ...
... incorporated aliens - persons of different nationality and ethnicity— as Americans . Unlike the voluntary immigration of virtually all other inhabi- tants of the United States up to that point ( with the exceptions of the importation of ...
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... incorporating it into the Union " is best understood as a dis- tinctly limited view of the reach of the Territories Clause . This presumably also meant that the Treaty Clause was unavailing to turn " foreign territory " into " domestic ...
... incorporating it into the Union " is best understood as a dis- tinctly limited view of the reach of the Territories Clause . This presumably also meant that the Treaty Clause was unavailing to turn " foreign territory " into " domestic ...
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