The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803–1898

by Levinson, Sanford; Sparrow, Bartholomew; Brands, H. W.; Burnett, Christina Duffy; Currie, David P.; Freehling, William W.; Go, Julian; Graber, Mark A.; Kens, Paul; Lawson, Gary; Onuf, Peter S.; Ramos, Efrén Rivera; Seidman, Guy

• ISBN13: 9780742549845
• ISBN10: 0742549844
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-28
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

In 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 19th 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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	1	(18)
Sanford Levinson
Bartholomew H. Sparrow
The First ``Incorporation'' Debate	19	(22)
Gary Lawson
Guy Seidman
``The Strongest Government on Earth'': Jefferson's Republicanism, the Expansion of the Union, and the New Nation's Destiny	41	(28)
Peter S. Onuf
The Louisiana Purchase and the Coming of the Civil War	69	(14)
William W. Freehling
Settling the West: The Annexation of Texas, the Louisiana Purchase, and Bush v. Gore	83	(28)
Mark A. Graber
Texas	111	(18)
David P. Currie
The Golden Death of Jefferson's Dream: California and the Sectional Crisis	129	(10)
H. W. Brands
A Promise of Expansionism	139	(26)
Paul Kens
Puerto Rico's Political Status: The Long-term Effects of American Expansionist Discourse	165	(16)
Efren Rivera Ramos
The Constitution and Deconstitution of the United States	181	(28)
Christina Duffy Burnett
Modes of Rule in America's Overseas Empire: The Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Samoa	209	(22)
Julian Go
Empires External and Internal: Territories, Government Lands, and Federalism in the United States	231	(20)
Bartholomew H. Sparrow
Index	251	(8)
About the Contributors	259