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1 online resource (286 pages) |
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Intro; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 -- Introduction; 2 -- Defining the Shape of the Possible: Free Land in Congressional Debates, 1798-1829; 2.1 The Political Dismissal of a Popular Concept; 2.2 Propositions in Congressional Debates; 2.3 Conceivable Policy; 3 -- Between Mass Politics and a Vehicle of Colonial Expansion: The Development of Free Land Legislation, 1828-50; 3.1 The Emergence of Mass Politics in the West and Southwest, 1820s-1830s; 3.2 Smearing Indians to Access the Government Domain: The Donation Proposal for Missouri and Arkansas, 1828-40 |
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3.3 Bringing Indian Removal to a Radical Conclusion: The Donation Proposal for Florida, 1838-423.4 Countering British Dominance on the Pacific Coast: The Donation Proposal for Oregon Country, 1839-50; 4 -- Realities of a Settler Utopia: Land Claims, Settlement Development and Frontier Relations, 1840-60; 4.1 Boosting the Growth of a State: Arkansas, 1840-50; 4.2 A Double-Edged Sword: Florida, 1842-50; 4.3 Contradictions of a Success: Oregon, 1850-60; 5 -- Political Assessments and Reconceptualizations, 1850-62 |
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6 -- Conclusion: Failures of a Land Policy and the Persistent Contradictions of Settler ImperialismAppendices; Bibliography; Index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 10, 2019) |
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Indians of North America -- Colonization.
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Indians of North America -- Relocation.
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Homestead law -- United States -- History
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Imperialism.
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Colonization
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Homestead law
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Imperialism
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Indians of North America -- Colonization
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Indians of North America -- Relocation
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Politics and government
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140416
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1900. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140445
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United States -- Colonization
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783515121316 |
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3515121315 |
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3515121323 |
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9783515121323 |
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