Border Law: The First Seminole War and American Nationhood
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Border Law: The First Seminole War and American Nationhood
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The First Seminole War shaped how the United States demarcated its spatial and legal boundaries. Rooted in exceptionalism, manifest destiny, and racism, the legal framework that emerged from Andrew Jackson’s invasion of Florida laid the groundwork for the Monroe Doctrine, the Dred Scott decision, and westward expansion, as Deborah Rosen shows.
Author(s): Deborah A. Rosen
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2015-04-06
Pages: 329
Categories: History