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Building the Continental Empire - American Expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War (Paperback)
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Building the Continental Empire - American Expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War (Paperback)
Series: American Ways
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Loot Price R515
Discovery Miles 5 150
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In this fresh survey of foreign relations in the early years of the
American republic, William Earl Weeks argues that the construction
of the new nation went hand in hand with the building of the
American empire. Mr. Weeks traces the origins of this initiative to
the 1750s, when the Founding Fathers began to perceive the
advantages of colonial union and the possibility of creating an
empire within the British Empire that would provide security and
the potential for commercial and territorial expansion. After the
adoption of the Constitution and a far stronger central government
than had been popularly imagined the need to expand combined with a
messianic American nationalism. The result was aggressive diplomacy
by successive presidential administrations. From the acquisition of
Louisiana and Florida to the Mexican War, from the Monroe Doctrine
to the annexation of Texas, Mr. Weeks describes the ideology and
scope of American expansion in what has become known as the age of
Manifest Destiny. Relations with Great Britain, France, and Spain;
the role of missionaries, technology, and the federal government;
and the issue of slavery are key elements in this succinct and
thoughtful view of the making of the continental nation."
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