John Quincy Adams and American Global Empire.

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This is the story of a man, a treaty, and a nation. The man was John Quincy Adams, regarded by most historians as America's greatest secretary of state. The treaty was the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819, of which Adams was the architect. It acquired Florida for the young United States, secured...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Weeks, William Earl, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1992.
Subjects:
Adams, John Quincy, > 1767-1848.
Adams-Onís Treaty > (1819 February 22)
Adams-Onís Treaty (1819 February 22)
1819
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Diplomatic relations.
Florida > History > Cession to the United States, 1819.
United States > Foreign relations > Spain.
Spain > Foreign relations > United States.
Floride > Histoire > 1819 (Cession aux États-Unis)
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Espagne.
Espagne > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
Florida.
Spain.
United States.
Adams, > 1767-1848
Florida > History > Cession to the United States, 1819
Geschichte > 1817-1819
Spain > Foreign > United States
Spain > Treaties, > United > 1819 Feb. 22
United > Foreign > Spain
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ONE: Destiny; TWO: Developing a Strategy; THREE: First Moves; FOUR: ""The South American Question""; FIVE: Jackson's Invasion of Florida; SIX: Onis Brought to a Point; SEVEN: The Origins of Empire; Epilogue: The American Cicero; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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