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Among the powers of the earth : the American Revolution and the making of a new world empire /

"For most Americans, the Revolution's main achievement is summed up by the phrase 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.' Yet far from a straightforward attempt to be free of Old World laws and customs, the American founding was also a bid for inclusion in the community of...

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Main Author: Gould, Eliga H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : London, England : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Subjects and Genres:
United States > Foreign relations > 1775-1783.
United States.
United States > Foreign relations > 1783-1815.
United States > International status > History.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Influence.
United States > Territorial expansion.
United States > Colonial question.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: a nation among nations
  • On the margins of Europe
  • The law of slavery
  • Pax Britannica
  • Independence
  • A slaveholding republic
  • The new world and the old
  • Epilogue: Mr. Monroe's peace.

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