The United States Constitution has no specific grant to acquire
territory, yet the U.S. has expanded from the East Coast to the
West, from thirteen colonies to fifty states. One of the nation's
most important-and very early-acquisitions was the Louisiana
Purchase during Thomas Jefferson's presidential administration. In
The Constitutional History of the Louisiana Purchase, author
Everett Somerville Brown examines the legal aspects of this
purchase and the constitutional interpretations the statesmen and
legislators of the time developed as a consequence. Brown also
looks at the Breckinridge Bill, which granted the president the
power to appoint all government officials in the new territory;
Jefferson's plans for the settlement of Louisiana; and the status
of the inhabitants of the territory, with special emphasis on
Native American and slavery issues. EVERETT SOMERVILLE BROWN
(1886-1964) also authored William Plumer's Memorandum of
Proceedings in the United States Senate 1803-1807 and Ratification
of the Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
