Filibusters and expansionists : Jeffersonian manifest destiny, 1800-1821 /

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The first two decades of the 19th century found many Americans eager to move away from the crowded eastern seaboard and into new areas where their goals of landownership might be realized. Such movement was encouraged by Presidents Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe - collectively known as the Jefferson...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Owsley, Frank Lawrence, Jr., 1928-2013
Other Authors: Smith, Gene A., 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1997.
Subjects:
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826.
Madison, James, > 1751-1836.
Monroe, James, > 1758-1831.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826
Madison, James, > 1751-1836
Monroe, James, > 1758-1831
1784-1821
Manifest Destiny.
Filibusters.
Destinée manifeste (Politique américaine)
Flibustiers.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Filibusters
Manifest Destiny
Territorial expansion
Gulf Coast (U.S.) > History.
United States > Territorial expansion.
Florida > History > Spanish colony, 1784-1821.
Texas > History > 1810-1821.
United States > Colonial question.
Mexique, Côte du golfe du (États-Unis) > Histoire.
États-Unis > Expansion territoriale.
Floride > Histoire > 1784-1821 (Colonie espagnole)
Florida
Texas
United States
United States > Gulf Coast
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "A special kind of state making" : Jeffersonian manifest destiny
  • "To conquer without war" : the philosophy of Jeffersonian expansion
  • Followers of the green flag : revolution in the Texas borderlands
  • The first Spanish-American War : patriot efforts to annex Florida
  • "Pacified by paternal solitude" : Indian wars as an expansionist movement
  • Leftover of war : Negro fort
  • "A set of desperate and bloody dogs" : the acquisition of Amelia Island
  • Destiny becomes manifest : Andrew Jackson invades Florida.

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