186 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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This new Seminar Study surveys the history of U.S. territorial expansion from the end of the American Revolution until 1860. The book explores the concept of 'manifest destiny' and asks why, if expansion was 'manifest', there was such opposition to almost every expansionist incident. Paying attention to key themes often overlooked - Indian removal and the US government land sales policy,... Read more
Chapter 1 Early American Expansionism; Chapter 2 The Louisiana Purchase; Chapter 3 Rounding out the National Domain: Diplomacy and Boundary Issues; Chapter 4 Oregon and Texas; Chapter 5 The War with Mexico; Chapter 6 Conclusion;
Biography
Mark S. Joy is Associate Professor, Department of History and Political Science, Jamestown College, North Dakota
