The Shifting Balance of Power: American-British Diplomacy in North America, 1842-1848The Shifting Balance of Power recounts the events that led to the assumption of power in the Western Hemisphere by the United States as the attention of the British gradually shifted elsewhere. Prior to the 1840's, Great Britain dominated Canada, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and Atlantic regions. The growth of the United States, fed by the potential to obtain more land to the west, spurred conflicting interests between the two countries. Rather than enter a third war, the two sides compromised to prolong the status quo. However, the United States soon gained interest in the commercial possibilities of the Orient while also coveting expansion to the West. David L. Dykstra illuminates the situation and events that forged a commitment to liberal economic principles that allowed the United States to become the dominant nation in the Western Hemisphere. |
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... annexation prepared their arguments in Congress . Pageot's instructions arrived , at last , in early April , just as Calhoun assumed control of the State Department . Rather than weaken the forces opposed to annexation by issuing a ...
... annexation prepared their arguments in Congress . Pageot's instructions arrived , at last , in early April , just as Calhoun assumed control of the State Department . Rather than weaken the forces opposed to annexation by issuing a ...
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... annexation treaty in mid - May , along with the administration's charges regarding British intrigues , shocked London . Lord Aberdeen , angered at the misuse of his statements on slavery and Texas by the Tyler administration , addressed ...
... annexation treaty in mid - May , along with the administration's charges regarding British intrigues , shocked London . Lord Aberdeen , angered at the misuse of his statements on slavery and Texas by the Tyler administration , addressed ...
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... Annexation of Texas , " Southwestern Historical Quarterly XXXIII ( 1929 ) , 194-195 ; Frederick Merk , Slavery and the Annexation of Texas ( New York , 1972 ) , 11-19 , and The Monroe Doctrine and American Expansionism , 9-39 . 47 ...
... Annexation of Texas , " Southwestern Historical Quarterly XXXIII ( 1929 ) , 194-195 ; Frederick Merk , Slavery and the Annexation of Texas ( New York , 1972 ) , 11-19 , and The Monroe Doctrine and American Expansionism , 9-39 . 47 ...
Contents
Broadening Horizons 18421843 | 1 |
The Challenge of American | 33 |
Hesitant Capitulation 1845 | 69 |
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The American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes] Cynthia Clark Northrup No preview available - 2003 |