Major Problems in American Foreign Relations: To 1920

Contents VOLUME I to 1920 1. Explaining American Foreign Relations ESSAYS Bradford Perkins, The Unique American Prism William Appleman Williams, The Open Door Policy: Economic Expansion and the Remaking of Societies Michael H. Hunt, Racism in American Ideology Andrew Rotter, The Gendering of Peoples and Nations Norman A. Graebner, The Pursuit of Interests and a Balance of Power 2. The Origins of American Foreign Policy in the Revolutionary Era DOCUMENTS 1. John Winthrop Envisions a City Upon a Hill, 1630 2. John Adams Explains French Interest in American Independence and Cautions Against Alliance, 1775 3. Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," 1776 4. The Declaration of Independence, 1776 5. Treaty of Amity and Commerce with France, 1778 6. Treaty of Alliance with France, 1778 7. Ezra Stile's "The United States Elevated to Glory and Honour," 1783 8. Treaty of Peace, 1783 9. Foreign Policy Powers in the Constitution, 1789 ESSAYS Lawrence S. Kaplan, The Treaty of Alliance with France and American Isolationism Peter Onuf and Nicholas Onuf, Envisioning a New World Order: America's Progressive Internationalism 3. The Great Debate of the 1790s DOCUMENTS 1. Thomas Jefferson Defends the Treaty with France, 1793 2. Alexander Hamilton Urges Voiding the Treaty with France, 1793 3. Jay's Treaty, 1794 4. James Madison Proposes Commercial Restrictions Against Britain, 1795 5. Hamilton Praises Jay's Treaty, 1795 6. Madison Critiques Jay's Treaty, 1795 7. A Democratic-Republican Society Blasts Jay's Treaty, 1795 8. George Washington's Farewell Address, 1796 ESSAYS Robert W. Tucker and David C. Hendrickson, Hamiltonian Accomplishments, Jeffersonian Follies Lawrence S. Kaplan, Jefferson as Idealist-Realist 4. The Louisiana Purchase DOCUMENTS 1. Thomas Jefferson Assesses the French Threat in New Orleans, 1802 2. Napoleon Bonaparte Explains the Need to Sell Louisiana to the United States, 1803 3. Robert R. Livingston Recounts the Paris Negotiations, 1803 4. Alexander Hamilton Debunks Jefferson's Diplomacy, 1803 5. Jefferson Instructs Captain Meriwether Lewis on Exploration, 1803 ESSAYS Robert W. Tucker and David C. Hendrickson, Jefferson's Risky Diplomacy of Watching and Waiting Alexander DeConde, America's Pressure for Empire Drew R. McCoy, Ensuring a Republican Political Economy 5. The War of 1812 DOCUMENTS 1. Secretary of State James Madison Protests British Impressment of Americans from the Chesapeake, 1807 2. The Embargo Act, 1807 3. Josiah Quincy Denounces Calls for War, 1809 4. The Non-Intercourse Act, 1809 5. Tecumseh Condemns U.S. Land Grabs and Plays the British Card, 1810 6. Henry Clay Articulates U.S. Grievances Against Britain, 1811 7. James Madison's War Message, 1812 8. Thomas Jefferson Predicts the Easy Conquest of Canada, 1812 ESSAYS Bradford Perkins, The Failure of Commercial Warfare: Politics, Honor, and Inept Leadership Steven Watts, Crusade to Revitalize the American Character Reginald C. Stuart, Canada, Indians, and Defensive Expansionism 6. The Monroe Doctrine DOCUMENTS 1. John Quincy Adams Warns Against the Search for "Monsters to Destroy," 1821 2. George Canning Proposes a Joint Declaration, 1823 3. Thomas Jefferson Advises Monroe to Cooperate with Britain, 1823 4. Adams's Account of the Cabinet Meeting of November 7, 1823 5. The Monroe Doctrine, 1823 6. Colombia Requests an Explanation of U.S. Intentions, 1824 7. Juan Bautista Alberdi of Argentina Warns Against the Threat of "Monroism" to the Independence of Spanish America, n.d. ESSAYS Dexter Perkins, Defense of Commerce and Ideals William Appleman Williams, Manifesto of the U.S. Empire Ernest R. May, Domestic Politics and Personal Ambitions 7. Westward Expansion and Indian Removal DOCUMENTS 1. Senator Theodore Frelinghuysen Protests Against Removal, 1830 2. The Indian Removal Act, 1830 3. Appeal of the Cherokee Nation, 1830 4. Andrew Jackson Makes His Case for Removal, 1830 5. Cherokee Nation v. the State of Georgia, 1831 6. Cherokee Chief John Ross Denounces U.S. Removal Policy, 1836 ESSAYS Theda Perdue, The Origins of Removal and the Fate of the Southeastern Indians Robert V. Remini, Jackson's Good Intentions and the Horror of Removal 8. Manifest Destiny, Texas, and the War with Mexico DOCUMENTS 1. Sam Houston's Battle Cry for Texan Independence, 1835 2. Antonio LÓpez de Santa Anna Defends Mexican Sovereignty over Texas, 1837 3. John L. O'Sullivan Proclaims America's Manifest Destiny, 1839 4. President James K. Polk Lays Claim to Texas and Oregon, 1845 5. Polk's War Message, 1846 6. The Wilmot Proviso, 1846 7. Daniel Webster Protests the War with Mexico and the Admission of New States to the Union, 1848 8. Mexican Patriots Condemn U.S. Violence and Insult, 1850 ESSAYS Anders Stephanson, The Ideology and Spirit of Manifest Destiny Thomas R. Hietala, Empire by Design, Not Destiny David M. Pletcher, Polk's Aggressive Leadership 9. Expansion to the Pacific and Asia DOCUMENTS 1. S. Wells Williams Remembers Protestant Missionary Work in China, 1883 2. American Merchants in Canton Plead for Protection During the Opium Crisis, 1839 3. A Chinese Official Recommends Pitting American Barbarians Against British Barbarians, 1841 4. Secretary of State Daniel Webster Instructs Caleb Cushing on Negotiating with China, 1843 5. Webster Warns European Powers Away from Hawai'i, 1851 6. Instructions to Commodore Matthew C. Perry for His Expedition to Japan, 1852 7. Ii Naosuke Advocates Accommodation with the United States, 1853 8. Tokugawa Nariaki Argues Against Peace, 1853 ESSAYS Kenneth E. Shewmaker, Commercial Expansion in China, Hawai'i, and Japan Paul W. Harris, Protestant Missionaries and Cultural Imperialism in China 10. Becoming a World Power in the Late Nineteenth Century DOCUMENTS 1. Secretary of State William H. Seward Warns Europe Against Intervention in Mexico, 1862 2. President Ulysses S. Grant Urges Annexation of the Dominican Republic, 1870 3. Congress Calls for a Pan American Conference, 1888 4. Alfred T. Mahan Advocates a Naval Buildup, 1890 5. Josiah Strong Celebrates the Superiority of the "Anglo-American Race," 1891 6. Queen Lili'uokalani Protests U.S. Intervention in Hawai'i, 1893, 1897 7. Richard Olney Responds to the Venezuela Crisis and Trumpets U.S. Hegemony in the Hemisphere, 1895 8. Mexican Congress Member Rafael de Zayas on Porfirio DÍaz's Friendship with the United States, 1908 ESSAYS Paul Kennedy, The United States' Rise Among the Living and Dying Powers RamÓn Eduardo RuÍz, Core and Periphery: Yankee Capitalism and Mexican Dependency David M. Pletcher, More Rhetoric Than Results: Halfhearted Economic Expansion 11. The Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War DOCUMENTS 1. JosÉ MartÍ Cautions Against Annexation to the United States, 1895 2. The de LÔme Letter, 1897 3. Senator Redfield Proctor Condemns Spain's Reconcentrado Policy, 1898 4. Washington Presents Its Demands to Madrid, 1898 5. Madrid Responds to Washington's Demands, 1898 6. William McKinley's War Message, 1898 7. The Teller Amendment, 1898 8. The PlThomas Paterson is the author of 'Major Problems in American Foreign Relations: To 1920' with ISBN 9780395938843 and ISBN 0395938848.