The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803-1898.

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. Currie.

6 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 Contributors.

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 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.</spa.

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