POL SCI 142D Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Fiduciary, Sole Power, Monroe Doctrine
31 Jan 2017
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Know that during this period, the first colonies ever to break away from their masters were the 13 colonies. Sereseres wants us to know the international context of our revolution. 1823, the revolt of the latin am colonies against spain, the mexican-american war, Expanding westward not only changed the shape and size of the us, but also led to development of the land outside of the mississippi, etc. Think of the steps that eventually led to the civil war. (which we broke from 1796 to 1950 by making permanent treaties with nato and eu) Note the french involvement in the am revolution. Washington farewell address: addressed (cid:884) things first permanent foreign alliances. Look at the major wars and purchases a lot of things happened. We are different historically, with different form of government, different values, etc. Spain loses all of its colonies in the western hemisphere, leaving the us as the sole power.
