03838nam 22006973u 450 991045347270332120210111130902.0(CKB)2550000001142204(EBL)1351110(OCoLC)865329763(SSID)ssj0000984672(PQKBManifestationID)12396495(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000984672(PQKBWorkID)11014021(PQKB)11176287(MiAaPQ)EBC1351110(EXLCZ)99255000000114220420131223d2005|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803-1898[electronic resource]Lanham Rowman & Littlefield Publishers20051 online resource (271 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7425-4983-6 Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction Sanford Levinson and Bartholomew H. Sparrow; 1 The First ""Incorporation"" Debate Gary Lawson and Guy Seidman; 2 ""The Strongest Government on Earth"": Jefferson's Republicanism, the Expansion of the Union, and the New Nation's Destiny Peter S. Onuf; 3 The Louisiana Purchase and the Coming of the Civil War William W. Freehling; 4 Settling the West: The Annexation of Texas, the Louisiana Purchase, and Bush v. Gore Mark A. Graber; 5 Texas David P. Currie6 The Golden Death of Jefferson's Dream: California and the Sectional Crisis H. W. Brands7 A Promise of Expansionism Paul Kens; 8 Puerto Rico's Political Status: The Long-term Effects of American Expansionist Discourse Efren Rivera Ramos; 9 The Constitution and Deconstitution of the United States Christina Duffy Burnett; 10 Modes of Rule in America's Overseas Empire: The Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Samoa Julian Go; 11 Empires External and Internal: Territories, Government Lands, and Federalism in the United States Bartholomew H. Sparrow; Index; About the ContributorsIn this long overdue collection, Sanford Levinson and Bartholomew Sparrow bring together noted scholars in American history, constitutional law, and political science to examine the role that the Louisiana Purchase played in shaping both the expansionist policies of the nineteenth century and critical interpretations of the Constitution. As the nation continued to expand westward and into the Pacific and Caribbean, critical social, political, and constitutional questions would arise that would greatly test American resolve and the principles on which it was based.</spaLouisiana PurchaseRegions & Countries - AmericasHILCCHistory & ArchaeologyHILCCUnited States - GeneralHILCCElectronic books.Louisiana PurchaseRegions & Countries - AmericasHistory & ArchaeologyUnited States - General973.4/6Levinson Sanford1941-859701Sparrow Bartholomew882713Brands H. W475062Burnett Christina Duffy1969-882714Currie David P112848Freehling William W.1935-882715Go Julian1970-877635Graber Mark A882716Kens Paul882717Lawson Gary593228Onuf Peter S696736Ramos Efrén Rivera882718Seidman Guy882719AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910453472703321The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803-18981971849UNINA