Imperialism and expansionism in American history : a social, political, and cultural encyclopedia and document collection /: a social, political, and cultural encyclopedia and document collection. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Chris J. Magoc and C. David Bernstein.
• Editors: Magoc, Chris J, 1960-; Bernstein, C. David
• Contents: PrefaceAcknowledgmentsGeneral IntroductionVOLUME 1: Seven Years' War to the Annexation of Hawai'iChronology: 1754–18981. From Colony to Empire: The Transformation of Anglo North America, 1754–1850Historical OverviewAdams, John QuincyAlgonquiansAmerican Revolution (1775–1783)Articles of ConfederationAstor, John JacobAstoriaBaring, AlexanderBlockade of Confederate Ports (1861–1865)Cayuse War (1848–1850)Citizen Genêt Affair (1793)Convention of 1818Cook, JamesDonation Land Claim Act of 1850Embargo Act (1807)Fort Stanwix, Treaty of (1784)Hard Labor, Treaty of (1768)Hudson's Bay CompanyIndian Peace MedalsIndians of the Middle Missouri RiverIndians of the Pacific NorthwestIroquois ConfederacyJay's Treaty (1794)Lord Dunmore's War (1774)Lower and Upper Canada Rebellions (1837–1838)Madison, JamesMissionsNeolinNew Orleans, Battle of (1815)Nootka Sound Convention (1790)Northwest PassageOregon Boundary DisputeOregon Treaty (1846)Paris, Treaty of (1763)Paris, Treaty of (1783)Paxton Boys (1763)Pinckney's Treaty (1796)PontiacProclamation of 1763Quebec Act (1774)Rush-Bagot Pact (1817)San Juan IslandsSeven Years' War (1754–1763)Spalding, Henry and Eliza HartStevens, IsaacThompson, DavidTrent Affair (1861)Vancouver, GeorgeWampumWar HawksWar of 1812 (1812–1815)Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842)Whitman, Marcus and Narcissa PrentissXYZ Affair (1797–1798)Primary DocumentsPontiac's Speech Explaining His Reasons for Making War on the English (1763)"We Are All Equally Free": Broadside of the New York City Workingmen Demanding a Voice in the Revolutionary Struggle (1770)Mohawk Joseph Brant Comes to London and Addresses King George III (1776)George Washington's Newburgh Address (1783)American Proclamation of Neutrality (1793)President James Madison's War Message (1812)"Star Spangled Banner" (1814)Monroe Doctrine (1823)Andrew Sherburne's Experiences on an American Privateer During the Revolutionary War (1828)"For Oregon!" Settlers from Illinois Describe the Oregon Territory (1847)2. Imperial Conflicts on the Spanish-Mexican Rim, 1769–1855Historical OverviewAdams-Onís Treaty (1819)Alamo, Battle of (1836)Alta CaliforniaAnza, Juan Bautista deAustin, MosesAustin, Stephen F.Barceló, Maria Gertrudis ("Las Tules")Bear Flag Revolt (1846)Becknell, WilliamCalifornia MissionsCalifornia Republic (1846)CaliforniosComancheriaCortina, Juan NepomucenoEast and West FloridaEmpresariosFredonian Rebellion (1826–1827)Gadsden Purchase (1854)Gregg, JosiahGuadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of (1848)Herrera, José Joaquín deHouston, SamIndians of CaliforniaIndians of the SouthwestKearny, Stephen WattsKirker, JamesLa Amistad Schooner (1839–1841)Las Gorras BlancasLisa, ManuelMaxwell, Lucien BonaparteMestizosMexican-American War (1846–1848)Mexican Colonization Law of 1824Mexican Land GrantsNeutral Ground (Louisiana)/Sabine Free State (1806–1821)New SpainOsagesPike, ZebulonPresidiosRussian-American CompanySan Ildefonso, Treaty of (1800)San Jacinto, Battle of (1836)San Lorenzo, Treaty of (Pinckney Treaty) (1795)Santa Anna, Antonio López deSanta Fe TrailSeguín, JuanSeminole War (First) (1817–1818)Serra, JuníperoSmith, Jedediah StrongTaylor, ZacharyTexas, Annexation of (1845)Texas RangersTexas, Republic of (1836–1845)Vallejo, Mariano GuadalupeWalker, Robert J.Wilkinson, JamesWilmot, DavidPrimary DocumentsJunípero Serra's Report on the Missions of California (1773)Stephen F. Austin's Address Supporting Texas Independence (1836)"A Foreigner in My Own Land": Juan Nepomuceno Seguín Flees Texas (1842)Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo's Account of His Imprisonment During the Bear Flag Revolt in California (1846)Samuel Chamberlain's Recollections of the Mexican War (1846)Vicente Filisola's Account of the Battle of the Alamo (1849)José Antonio Navarro's Letter to the Editor, San Antonio Ledger (1853)Elfido López Recalls Rural Mexican-American Life in the Late 19th Century (1870s)3. Beyond the Continent, 1798–1898Historical OverviewAmerican Colonization SocietyAmerican Exceptionalism, Roots ofAmity and Commerce, Treaty of (1858)BakumatsuBarbary War (First) (1801–1805)Barbary War (Second) (1815)Bayonet Constitution (1887)Black ShipsBurlingame-Seward Treaty (1868)Cushing, CalebFilibusterersGray, RobertGuano Islands Act (1856)Gunboat DiplomacyHawai'i, Annexation of (1898)Hawaiian LeagueJapan, Opening of (1853–1860)KamehamehaKanghwa, Battle of (1871)Korean Expedition of 1871Koszta Affair (1853)LiberiaLópez, NarcisoMidway AtollMissionaries, Hawai'iMonroe Doctrine (1823)Nicaragua, Republic of (1856–1857)Opium WarsOstend Manifesto (1854)Pacific Mail Steamship CompanyPeace and Amity, Treaty of/Kanagawa, Treaty of (1854)Perry, Matthew CalbraithQuasi-WarQueen Lili'uokalaniQuitman, John A.Roberts, EdmundSakokuSanto Domingo, Annexation of (1869–1871)Shimonoseki Straits, Battle of (1863)Shufeldt, Robert W.Strong, JosiahSugar Plantations, Hawai'iTianjin, Treaty of (1858)Tyler, JohnUpshur, Abel ParkerWalker, WilliamWanghia (Wangxia), Treaty of (1844)West Indies SquadronWhaling IndustryWilkes Expedition (1838–1842)Primary DocumentsEnslaved American James Riley Encounters an Arab Trader (1815)Matthew Perry's Account of His Landing in Japan (1853)Ostend Manifesto (1854)Excerpt from William Walker's The War in Nicaragua (1860)GlossaryBibliographyIndexVOLUME 2: Northwest Indian Wars to Wounded KneeChronology: 1775–18981. The Expanding Nation in the Trans-Appalachian West, 1785–1835Historical OverviewAmerican SystemAssimilationBlack HawkBlack HoofBlue JacketBoone, DanielBoudinot, EliasBrant, JosephCalhoun, John CaldwellCass, LewisCherokeesChicasawsCivilization PolicyClark, George RogersCreek WarsDancing Rabbit Creek, Treaty of (1830)Factory SystemFort McIntosh, Treaty of (1785)Fort Stanwix, Treaty of (1784)Fort Wayne, Treaties of (1803, 1809)Goschochking (Ohio) Massacre of 1782Greenville, Treaty of (1795)Hamilton, AlexanderHarrison, William HenryHopewell, Treaty of (1785)Horseshoe Bend, Battle of (1814)Indian Removal Act of 1830Indian Trade and Intercourse Act of 1790Jackson, AndrewJefferson, ThomasKeokukKing CottonKnox, HenryLittle TurtleMadison, JamesMarshall (John) Court Decisions (1823, 1831, 1832)McGillivray, AlexanderMcIntosh, WilliamMcKenney, Thomas L.Morse, JedidiahNational RoadNew Echota, Treaty of (1835)Northwest Land Ordinance (1785)Northwest Ordinance (1787)Northwest TerritoryOhio CompanyOhio Indian ConfederationOsceolaPaine, ThomasPotawatomisPrairie du Chien, Treaties of (1825, 1829, 1830)Red SticksRidge, JohnRoss, JohnSeminole War (Second) (1835–1842)St. Clair, ArthurStokes Commission (1832–1837)TecumsehTenskwatawaTrail of TearsWashington, GeorgeWayne, AnthonyWhiskey Rebellion (1794)Primary DocumentsNorthwest Ordinance (1787)"The Print of My Ancestor's Houses": Little Turtle Balks at Giving Up Land to General Anthony Wayne (1795)"My Husband Was Seized with the Mania": Harriet L. Noble's Account of Emigration from New York to Michigan (1824)President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress on Indian Removal (1829)Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)The Burlend Family Encounters America's System for Populating the West, Pike Country, Illinois (1831)Black Hawk Remembers Village Life Along the Mississippi (1834)Journal of Occurrences of a Party of Emigrating Creek Indians (1837)2. Into the Plains and Beyond, 1803–1898Historical OverviewAlaska, Purchase of (1867)Anglo-SaxonismArtists, WesternAshley, William HenryBent, WilliamBenton, Thomas HartCarson, KitCatlin, GeorgeChouteau FamilyClark, WilliamCompromise of 1850Corps of Discovery (1803–1806)Corps of Topographical Engineers, U.S. ArmyCrédit Mobilier Scandal (1872)Douglas, Stephen A.ExodustersFree-Soil MovementFrémont, John CharlesFrontierGeneral Land OfficeGilpin, WilliamGold Rush, California (1848)Gold Rush, Colorado (1858)Gold Rush, Klondike (1897–1899)Great American DesertHomestead Act (1862)Louisiana Purchase (1803)Manifest DestinyMining CampsMissouri Compromise (1820)MormonismMorrill Land Grant Act (1862)Mountain Meadows Massacre (1857)Mountain MenNational ParksOklahoma Land Run (1889)Oregon TrailPacific Railroad Act (1862)Pacific Railroad Reports (1853–1855)Polk, James KnoxPowell, John WesleyPreemption Act of 1841Romantic ThinkersSmith, JosephTelegraphTranscontinental RailroadTurner, Frederick JacksonU.S. Geological SurveyUtah Expedition (Utah War) (1857–1858)Young, BrighamPrimary DocumentsLouisiana Purchase Treaty (1803)John L. O'Sullivan's Article on America's "Manifest Destiny" (1845)President James K. Polk's Speech Reaffirming the Monroe Doctrine (1845)Senator Thomas Hart Benton on "The Destiny of a Race" (1846)Journalist Edward Gould Buffum Pans for Gold in California (1848)"This Muddy Place": Mary Ballou, a Boardinghouse Keeper in the California Gold Rush (1854)Homestead Act (1862)"We Are Not Entirely Out of Civilization": A Homesteader Writes Home—Letter from Mattie V. Oblinger to George W. Thomas, Grizzie B. Thomas, and the Wheeler Thomas Family (June 16, 1873)3. Controlling the Indians, 1835–1903Historical OverviewAllotmentAmerican Board of Commissioners for Foreign MissionsBig FootBlack HillsBosque Redondo (1863–1868)Buffalo CulturesBuffalo SoldiersBureau of Indian AffairsCarlisle Indian SchoolCherokee Outlet and Cherokee StripChief JosephCochiseCrazy HorseCrow DogCuster, George ArmstrongDawes Severalty Act (1887)De Smet, Pierre-JeanDodge, HenryDog SoldiersFletcher, Alice C.Fort Laramie Treaties (1851, 1868)GeronimoGrattan, John L.Great Peace of 1840Great Sioux Uprising or Minnesota Uprising (1862)Indians of the Eastern PlainsIndians of the Great BasinIndian TerritoryJackson, Helen HuntLakotas or Western SiouxLittle Bighorn, Battle of, or Greasy Grass Battle (1876)Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock (1903)Long Walk of the Navajos (1863–1864)ManuelitoMedicine Lodge Creek Treaty (1867)MétisNez PerceOne Hundred Slain, Battle of (1866)Pawnee Scouts (1864–1876)Peace PolicyRed CloudRed River War (1874)Reservation SystemSand Creek Massacre ......
• Publisher Details: New York : ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (1720 pages)
• Subjects: 327.73; History -- North America; History -- Historical Geography; Colonialism & imperialism; United States -- Foreign relations; United States -- Colonial question
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216101437
• Related ISBNs: 9781610694292
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