Manifest destiny and American territorial expansion : a brief history with documents

Greenberg, Amy S. 1968- (author.).

Summary: The new edition of Amy Greenberg’s Manifest Destiny and American Territorial Expansion continues to emphasize the social and cultural roots of Manifest Destiny when exploring the history of U.S. territorial expansion. With a revised introduction and several new documents, this second edition includes new coverage of the global context of Manifest Destiny, the early settlement of Texas, and the critical role of women in America’s territorial expansion. Students are introduced to the increasingly influential transnational concept of settler colonialism, while maintaining a central focus on the ideological origins, social and economic impetus, and territorial acquisitions that fueled U.S. territorial expansion in the nineteenth century.

Record details

ISBN: 1319087949
ISBN: 9781319087944
Physical Description: print
xv, 185 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Boston, MA : Bedford/St. Martin's, Macmillan Learning, [2018]
Copyright: ©2012

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-175) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: The "Free Development" of a North American Empire -- The documents -- Ideological origins -- Expansion in the early republic -- Pushing west -- Texas and Oregon -- War for empire -- Expanded horizons: Cuba, Hawaii, and central America -- Sectionalism trumps Manifest Destiny -- Manifest Destiny reevaluated and renewed -- Appendixes: A chronology of Manifest Destiny and American territorial expansion (1620-1902) -- Questions for consideration.