This four-volume encyclopedia chronicles the historical roots of the United States' current military dominance, documenting its growth from continental expansionism to hemispheric hegemony to global empire.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
General Introduction.
Chronology: 1754–1898.
From Colony to Empire: The Transformation of Anglo North America, 1754–1850.
1: Historical Overview.
2: Adams, John Quincy (1767–1848).
3: Algonquians.
4: American Revolution (1775–1783).
5: Articles of Confederation.
6: Astor, John Jacob (1763–1848).
7: Astoria.
8: Baring, Alexander (1773–1848).
9: Blockade of Confederate Ports (1861–1865).
10: Cayuse War (1848–1850).
11: Citizen Genêt Affair (1793).
12: Convention of 1818.
13: Cook, James (1728–1779).
14: Donation Land Claim Act of 1850.
15: Embargo Act (1807).
16: Fort Stanwix, Treaty of (1784).
17: Hard Labor, Treaty of (1768).
18: Hudson's Bay Company.
19: Indian Peace Medals.
20: Indians of the Middle Missouri River.
21: Indians of the Pacific Northwest.
22: Iroquois Confederacy.
23: Jay's Treaty (1794).
24: Lord Dunmore's War (1774).
25: Lower and Upper Canada Rebellions (1837–1838).
26: Madison, James (1751–1836).
27: Missions.
28: Neolin.
29: New Orleans, Battle of (1815).
30: Nootka Sound Convention (1790).
31: Northwest Passage.
32: Oregon Boundary Dispute.
33: Oregon Treaty (1846).
34: Paris, Treaty of (1763).
35: Paris, Treaty of (1783).
36: Paxton Boys (1763).
37: Pinckney's Treaty (1796).
38: Pontiac (1714/1720–1769).
39: Proclamation of 1763.
40: Quebec Act (1774).
41: Rush-Bagot Pact (1817).
42: San Juan Islands.
43: Seven Years' War (1754–1763).
44: Spalding, Henry (1803–1874) and Eliza Hart (1807–1851).
