Format:
XIX, 238 S.
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Ill., Kt.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9781851098330
Series Statement:
Turning points - actual and alternate histories
Content:
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.
Content:
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.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-229) and index. - Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781851098347
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781851098330
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781851098330
Additional Edition:
Print version Turning Points, Actual and Alternate Histories - Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of America
Language:
English
Keywords:
USA
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Territorialer Anspruch
;
Geschichte 1800-1860
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