The A to Z of the Jacksonian Era and Manifest Destiny.
The brief period from 1829 to 1849 was one of the most important in American history. During just two decades, the American government was strengthened, the political system consolidated, and the economy diversified. All the while literature and the arts, the press and philanthropy, urbanization, an...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Lanham :
Scarecrow Press,
2009.
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Colección: | A to Z guides.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The brief period from 1829 to 1849 was one of the most important in American history. During just two decades, the American government was strengthened, the political system consolidated, and the economy diversified. All the while literature and the arts, the press and philanthropy, urbanization, and religious revivalism sparked other changes. The belief in Manifest Destiny simultaneously caused expansion across the continent and the wretched treatment of the Native Americans, while arguments over slavery slowly tore a rift in the country as sectional divisions grew and a national crisis becam. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (468 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-434). |
ISBN: | 9780810870161 0810870169 1299356346 9781299356344 |