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Mission Of Protest : General John Armstrong's Response To The Continental System, 1806-1810, Thom M. Armstrong
Mission Of Protest : General John Armstrong's Response To The Continental System, 1806-1810, Thom M. Armstrong
Dissertations and Theses
Although not well known to students of American history today, General John Armstrong was, in his day, a prominent and colorful public figure. From 1804 to 1810, he held the difficult position of United States Minister to France at a time when the world was in upheaval resulting from the Napoleonic Ware. As Great Britain and France struggled for supremacy, the United States--the world's foremost neutral commercial power--was slowly, but inevitably, drawn into this struggle, becoming the victim of the hostile edicts of the two major belligerents, as they wantonly violated established practices of international law.
The Role Of American Diplomacy In The Louisiana Purchase, Rebecca Warren
The Role Of American Diplomacy In The Louisiana Purchase, Rebecca Warren
Dissertations and Theses
When a powerful and ambitious nation peacefully transfers almost 600,000,000 acres to a comparatively insignificant nation, the event deserves careful scrutiny and evaluation. The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 was such a transaction. Although events and personalities surrounding the Purchase were complex and numerous, the one factor to be examined here is the role of American diplomacy. The problem is to determine the influence American diplomacy had in securing the Louisiana Purchase.