American Expansionism, 1783-1860: A Manifest Destiny?

by Mark Joy

Overview

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, the book looks at both 'foreign' expansion such as the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, and the war with Mexico in the 1840s and 'internal' expansion as American settlers moved west .

Finally, the book addresses the most recent historiographical trends in the subject and asks how Americans have dealt with the expansionist legacy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317878445
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/14/2014
Series:	Seminar Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	192
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Mark  S. Joy is Associate Professor, Department of History and Political Science, Jamestown College, North Dakota

Table of Contents

Maps

Chronology

Preface

1 Early American Expansionoism

2 The Louisiana Purchase

3 Rounding Out the National Domain: Diplomacy and Boundary Issues

4 Oregon and Texas

5 The War with Mexico

6 Conclusion

Documents

Glossary

Who's Who

Bibliography

Guide to Further Reading

Index