Border Law
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, International, Legal History, History, Americas, United States, 19th Century
| Author: | Deborah A. Rosen | ISBN: | 9780674425712 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | April 6, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Deborah A. Rosen |
| ISBN: | 9780674425712 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | April 6, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
