Manifest Destiny and Moving towards the Civil War

3 Dezembro 2025, 12:30 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Manifest destiny, independence of Texas, US-Mexican war.  Moving towards:  Civil War annexation of Texas- The Oregan agreement. Conflict in Congress and the country, Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), Buchanan's support for Kansas Constitution, Lincoln-Douglass debates.

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Contradictions in Andrew Jackson's Presidency and Emerson's the American Scholar

26 Novembro 2025, 12:30 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Andrew Jackson – populist. Removal of necessity of property rights to vote. & The Indian Removal Act (1930), Trail of Tears (1830s-40s) and Emerson “The American Scholar” (1837)

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From 1810-1823

24 Novembro 2025, 12:30 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

The War of 1812. Expansion and diversity. Purchase of Florida from Spain. The Missouri Compromise (1820) – balance between slave and non-slave states. Munroe Doctrine (1823). 

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Attending seminar

19 Novembro 2025, 12:30 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Attending seminar Place and Identity in Canadian Literature.

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Washington to Jefferson

17 Novembro 2025, 12:30 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

First governments.. Relationships with England (Washinton & Adams) and France (Jefferson). The Louisiana purchase (1803)

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