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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... Settling the 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 ...
... Settling the 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 ...
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... settled and others open - ended ? What impact did the gold rush have on American political culture ? Did expansionism and the promise of an agriculture - based society blunt the impetus of capitalism and a concentration of wealth ? And ...
... settled and others open - ended ? What impact did the gold rush have on American political culture ? Did expansionism and the promise of an agriculture - based society blunt the impetus of capitalism and a concentration of wealth ? And ...
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... settlement of the Oregon border in 1846 , and the cession by Mexico , following the conclusion of the controver- sial Mexican - American War , of its most northern and western lands under the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo . The ...
... settlement of the Oregon border in 1846 , and the cession by Mexico , following the conclusion of the controver- sial Mexican - American War , of its most northern and western lands under the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo . The ...
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... one could seriously believe that it was Marshall's opinion as opposed to the decisions made in 1803 — that effectively settled the matter.10 ( As Mark Graber suggests in his contribution 12 Sanford Levinson and Bartholomew Sparrow.
... one could seriously believe that it was Marshall's opinion as opposed to the decisions made in 1803 — that effectively settled the matter.10 ( As Mark Graber suggests in his contribution 12 Sanford Levinson and Bartholomew Sparrow.
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... settled " even as others continue unabated over the course of many decades ( as is the case , say , with abortion or the role of race in public decision making ) . Professor Currie carefully analyzes the constitutional arguments made at ...
... settled " even as others continue unabated over the course of many decades ( as is the case , say , with abortion or the role of race in public decision making ) . Professor Currie carefully analyzes the constitutional arguments made at ...
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