HIST 0865 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Monroe Doctrine, Manifest Destiny, Theodore Roosevelt
19 Jan 2018
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Major argument: rather than thinking about the 20th century as the beginning of the united states status as a superpower, we must think about the ways that the. United states grew and developed as an empire through the ninteenth century. The united states claimed control over the americas. Any attempt at european expansion into the americas was now a threat to the. The united states would avoid entanglement in european affairs on the continent. Declaration of strength an unity by the nation. John adams and james monroe were the authors of the doctrine. Show the racist assumption that white people can use land better than native. Ruling said that they should be negotiated with as if a nation. Martin van buuren jackson s successor sent 7000 troops to clear the. Negotiated with the british where the northern border was. Used the 54 40 compromise to gain support for this war.
