Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of America : Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of America.

By: Carlisle, Rodney PContributor(s): Golson, J. GeoffreyMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Turning Points--Actual and Alternate Histories SerPublisher: Oxford : ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (259 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781851098347Subject(s): Manifest DestinyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of America : Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of AmericaDDC classification: 973.5 LOC classification: E179.5.M33 2007Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of America -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 Lewis and Clark -- 2 The War of 1812 -- 3 The Monroe Doctrine -- 4 Railroads and Telegraph -- 5 The Texas Revolution -- 6 The Mexican War -- 7 The California Gold Rush -- 8 The Compromise of 1850 -- 9 The Republican Party -- 10 The Lincoln-Douglas Debates -- Appendix: Major Documents Related to Manifest Destiny -- Chronology of Manifest Destiny, 1800-1860 -- Resources -- Index.
Summary: This volume poses "what if" questions about ten crucial "tipping points" in the history of U.S. expansionism between 1800 and the Civil War. It not only describes what happened-in the case of Lewis and Clark, the War of 1812, the Monroe Doctrine, railroads and telegraphs, the Mexican War, the gold rush, the Compromise of 1850-it also offers alternative scenarios, essays on what could have happened. In this exciting and imaginative approach to history, students not only develop analytical skills by tracing the causes and effects of crucial events; they are empowered by the knowledge that at moments when history hangs in the balance, many paths are possible, and that they, as citizens, can tip the scale.
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Intro -- Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of America -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 Lewis and Clark -- 2 The War of 1812 -- 3 The Monroe Doctrine -- 4 Railroads and Telegraph -- 5 The Texas Revolution -- 6 The Mexican War -- 7 The California Gold Rush -- 8 The Compromise of 1850 -- 9 The Republican Party -- 10 The Lincoln-Douglas Debates -- Appendix: Major Documents Related to Manifest Destiny -- Chronology of Manifest Destiny, 1800-1860 -- Resources -- Index.

This volume poses "what if" questions about ten crucial "tipping points" in the history of U.S. expansionism between 1800 and the Civil War. It not only describes what happened-in the case of Lewis and Clark, the War of 1812, the Monroe Doctrine, railroads and telegraphs, the Mexican War, the gold rush, the Compromise of 1850-it also offers alternative scenarios, essays on what could have happened. In this exciting and imaginative approach to history, students not only develop analytical skills by tracing the causes and effects of crucial events; they are empowered by the knowledge that at moments when history hangs in the balance, many paths are possible, and that they, as citizens, can tip the scale.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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