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- Purpose and Power
- Purpose and Power
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Abbreviations
- Thinking about Grand Strategy in Peace and War
- Part I From Backwater to Great Power
- 1 The Fight for Sovereignty, 1775–1801
- 2 Expansion, Sovereignty, and War, 1801–1817
- 3 Seeking a Continent: Expansion, Indian Removal, and the Mexican War, 1817–1849
- 4 Schism, Civil War, and Reconstruction, 1849–1877
- 5 Conquering a Continent: The Indian wars, 1865–1897
- 6 American Empire, 1897–1913
- Part II From Great Power to Superpower
- Part III The Post–Cold War World
- Part IV Retreat and Defeat
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Index
2 - Expansion, Sovereignty, and War, 1801–1817
from Part I - From Backwater to Great Power
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 January 2024
- Purpose and Power
- Purpose and Power
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Abbreviations
- Thinking about Grand Strategy in Peace and War
- Part I From Backwater to Great Power
- 1 The Fight for Sovereignty, 1775–1801
- 2 Expansion, Sovereignty, and War, 1801–1817
- 3 Seeking a Continent: Expansion, Indian Removal, and the Mexican War, 1817–1849
- 4 Schism, Civil War, and Reconstruction, 1849–1877
- 5 Conquering a Continent: The Indian wars, 1865–1897
- 6 American Empire, 1897–1913
- Part II From Great Power to Superpower
- Part III The Post–Cold War World
- Part IV Retreat and Defeat
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Index
Summary
This chapter begins with the Thomas Jefferson administration. It examines his expansionism, including the Louisiana Purchase, and efforts to build a democracy emphasizing the yeoman farmer, his wars against the Barbary pirates and Tecumseh, efforts to counter Britain’s predatory dumping, and trade and political tensions with Britain that led to the War of 1812. James Madison led an unprepared United States into war against Great Britain in 1812. The US mounted numerous failed invasions of Canada and suffered many defeats until later in the war. The war saw the rise of Andrew Jackson, a successful American general. Also examined is the Second Barbary War. Expansion, security, and sovereignty remained key aims, and the tariff remained a key issue.
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- Purpose and PowerUS Grand Strategy from the Revolutionary Era to the Present, pp. 50 - 76Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024