Author: Robert J. Miller
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313071845
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Manifest Destiny, as a term for westward expansion, was not used until the 1840s. Its predecessor was the Doctrine of Discovery, a legal tradition by which Europeans and Americans laid legal claim to the land of the indigenous people that they discovered. In the United States, the British colonists who had recently become Americans were competing with the English, French, and Spanish for control of lands west of the Mississippi. Who would be the discoverers of the Indians and their lands, the United States or the European countries? We know the answer, of course, but in this book, Miller explains for the first time exactly how the United States achieved victory, not only on the ground, but also in the developing legal thought of the day. The American effort began with Thomas Jefferson's authorization of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, which set out in 1803 to lay claim to the West. Lewis and Clark had several charges, among them the discovery of a Northwest Passage—a land route across the continent—in order to establish an American fur trade with China. In addition, the Corps of Northwestern Discovery, as the expedition was called, cataloged new plant and animal life, and performed detailed ethnographic research on the Indians they encountered. This fascinating book lays out how that ethnographic research became the legal basis for Indian removal practices implemented decades later, explaining how the Doctrine of Discovery became part of American law, as it still is today.
Native America, Discovered and Conquered
Author: Robert J. Miller
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313071845
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Manifest Destiny, as a term for westward expansion, was not used until the 1840s. Its predecessor was the Doctrine of Discovery, a legal tradition by which Europeans and Americans laid legal claim to the land of the indigenous people that they discovered. In the United States, the British colonists who had recently become Americans were competing with the English, French, and Spanish for control of lands west of the Mississippi. Who would be the discoverers of the Indians and their lands, the United States or the European countries? We know the answer, of course, but in this book, Miller explains for the first time exactly how the United States achieved victory, not only on the ground, but also in the developing legal thought of the day. The American effort began with Thomas Jefferson's authorization of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, which set out in 1803 to lay claim to the West. Lewis and Clark had several charges, among them the discovery of a Northwest Passage—a land route across the continent—in order to establish an American fur trade with China. In addition, the Corps of Northwestern Discovery, as the expedition was called, cataloged new plant and animal life, and performed detailed ethnographic research on the Indians they encountered. This fascinating book lays out how that ethnographic research became the legal basis for Indian removal practices implemented decades later, explaining how the Doctrine of Discovery became part of American law, as it still is today.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313071845
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Manifest Destiny, as a term for westward expansion, was not used until the 1840s. Its predecessor was the Doctrine of Discovery, a legal tradition by which Europeans and Americans laid legal claim to the land of the indigenous people that they discovered. In the United States, the British colonists who had recently become Americans were competing with the English, French, and Spanish for control of lands west of the Mississippi. Who would be the discoverers of the Indians and their lands, the United States or the European countries? We know the answer, of course, but in this book, Miller explains for the first time exactly how the United States achieved victory, not only on the ground, but also in the developing legal thought of the day. The American effort began with Thomas Jefferson's authorization of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, which set out in 1803 to lay claim to the West. Lewis and Clark had several charges, among them the discovery of a Northwest Passage—a land route across the continent—in order to establish an American fur trade with China. In addition, the Corps of Northwestern Discovery, as the expedition was called, cataloged new plant and animal life, and performed detailed ethnographic research on the Indians they encountered. This fascinating book lays out how that ethnographic research became the legal basis for Indian removal practices implemented decades later, explaining how the Doctrine of Discovery became part of American law, as it still is today.
Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America
Author: Robin Inglis
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810864061
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
The Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America tells of the heroic endeavors and remarkable achievements, the endless speculation about a northwest passage, and the fighting and manipulation for commercial advantage that surrounded this terrain. This is done through an introductory essay, a detailed chronology, an extensive bibliography, modern maps and selected historical maps and drawings, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810864061
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
The Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America tells of the heroic endeavors and remarkable achievements, the endless speculation about a northwest passage, and the fighting and manipulation for commercial advantage that surrounded this terrain. This is done through an introductory essay, a detailed chronology, an extensive bibliography, modern maps and selected historical maps and drawings, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries.
Works
Author: John Locke
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Languages : en
Pages : 582
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Languages : en
Pages : 582
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Michigan Bibliography
Author: Michigan Historical Commission
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Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 484
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Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 484
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Publications
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Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore ...
Author: Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. Library
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Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 990
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Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 990
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Catalogue of the Nevins Memorial Library ...
Author: Nevins memorial library, Methuen, Mass
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Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 518
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Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 518
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Catalogue
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Category : Public libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 502
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Category : Public libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 502
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The works of John Locke. To which is added the life of the author and a collection of several of his pieces, publ. by mr. Desmaizeaux
Author: John Locke
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Languages : en
Pages : 584
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Languages : en
Pages : 584
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A Collection of Voyages and Travels, Some Now First Printed from Original Manuscripts, Others Now First Published in English. In Eight Volumes
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Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 758
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Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 758
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