The Resource Building the continental empire : American expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War, William Earl Weeks ; [maps by Victor Thompson]
Building the continental empire : American expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War, William Earl Weeks ; [maps by Victor Thompson]
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- Summary
- In this fresh survey of foreign relations in the early years of the American republic, William Weeks argues that the construction of the new nation went hand in hand with the building of the American empire. That empire, he maintains, was of fundamental importance to the new nation, and he shows how a dispute over the future of the empire led the nation to civil war. Mr. Weeks traces the origins of the imperial 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 commerce and territorial expansion. After the adoption of the Constitution - which brought a far stronger central government than had been popularly imagined - the need to expand combined with a messianic American nationalism. The result was Manifest Destiny, a complex of ideas and emotions that rhetorically justified both the nation and the empire. With aggressive diplomacy by successive presidential administrations, the United States built a transcontinental empire and achieved supremacy in the Western Hemisphere. 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. Relations with Great Britain, France, and Spain; the role of missionaries, technology, and the federal government, and the issue of slavery that forced a breakdown of the expansionist consensus - these are key elements in this succinct and thoughtful view of the making of the continental nation
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 177 pages)
- Contents
-
- Preface
- The American Nation and Empire to 1815
- Hemispheric supremacy
- The Age of Manifest Destiny
- Texas and Oregon
- The conquest of Mexico
- Expansionists at bay
- Isbn
- 9781306257305
- Label
- Building the continental empire : American expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War
- Title
- Building the continental empire
- Title remainder
- American expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War
- Statement of responsibility
- William Earl Weeks ; [maps by Victor Thompson]
- Subject
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- Diplomatic relations
- Electronic books
- Etats-Unis -- histoire -- 1783-1865
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government | International
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations | General
- Territorial expansion
- United States
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1783-1865
- United States -- Territorial expansion
- États-Unis -- Expansion territoriale
- États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- 1783-1865
- 1783-1865
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In this fresh survey of foreign relations in the early years of the American republic, William Weeks argues that the construction of the new nation went hand in hand with the building of the American empire. That empire, he maintains, was of fundamental importance to the new nation, and he shows how a dispute over the future of the empire led the nation to civil war. Mr. Weeks traces the origins of the imperial 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 commerce and territorial expansion. After the adoption of the Constitution - which brought a far stronger central government than had been popularly imagined - the need to expand combined with a messianic American nationalism. The result was Manifest Destiny, a complex of ideas and emotions that rhetorically justified both the nation and the empire. With aggressive diplomacy by successive presidential administrations, the United States built a transcontinental empire and achieved supremacy in the Western Hemisphere. 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. Relations with Great Britain, France, and Spain; the role of missionaries, technology, and the federal government, and the issue of slavery that forced a breakdown of the expansionist consensus - these are key elements in this succinct and thoughtful view of the making of the continental nation
- Action
- digitized
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1957-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Weeks, William Earl
- Dewey number
- 327.73
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E179.5
- LC item number
- .W44 1996eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- American ways series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- United States
- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Diplomatic relations
- Territorial expansion
- United States
- États-Unis
- États-Unis
- Etats-Unis
- Label
- Building the continental empire : American expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War, William Earl Weeks ; [maps by Victor Thompson]
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-168) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface -- The American Nation and Empire to 1815 -- Hemispheric supremacy -- The Age of Manifest Destiny -- Texas and Oregon -- The conquest of Mexico -- Expansionists at bay
- Control code
- 871173191
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 177 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781306257305
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 556981
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)871173191
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- Building the continental empire : American expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War, William Earl Weeks ; [maps by Victor Thompson]
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-168) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface -- The American Nation and Empire to 1815 -- Hemispheric supremacy -- The Age of Manifest Destiny -- Texas and Oregon -- The conquest of Mexico -- Expansionists at bay
- Control code
- 871173191
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 177 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781306257305
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 556981
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)871173191
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Subject
- Diplomatic relations
- Electronic books
- Etats-Unis -- histoire -- 1783-1865
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government | International
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations | General
- Territorial expansion
- United States
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1783-1865
- United States -- Territorial expansion
- États-Unis -- Expansion territoriale
- États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- 1783-1865
- 1783-1865
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