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Native America, discovered and conquered, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis & Clark, and Manifest Destiny, Robert J. Miller ; foreword by Elizabeth Furse ; with a new afterword by the author

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207) and index

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Native America, discovered and conquered

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Robert J. Miller ; foreword by Elizabeth Furse ; with a new afterword by the author

Thomas Jefferson, Lewis & Clark, and Manifest Destiny

Takes a fresh look at American history through the lens of the Doctrine of Discovery-- the legal basis that Europeans and Americans used to lay claim to the land of the indigenous peoples they "discovered". The author illustrates how the American colonies used the Doctrine of Discovery against the Indian nations from 1606 forward. Thomas Jefferson used the doctrine to exert American authority in the Louisiana Territory, to win the Pacific Northwest from European rivals, and to "conquer" the Indian nations. Mr. Miller also shows how Manifest Destiny grew directly out of the legal elements and policies of the Doctrine of Discovery and how Native peoples, whose rights stood in the way of this destiny, were "discovered" and then "conquered". His analysis of the principles of discovery brings a new perspective and valuable insights to the study of Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, the Louisiana Purchase, the Pacific Northwest, American expansionism, and U.S. Indian policy

The doctrine of discovery -- The doctrine of discovery in America -- Thomas Jefferson and the doctrine of discovery -- Thomas Jefferson, Manifest Destiny, and the Indian nations -- Lewis and Clark and discovery -- Manifest Destiny and discovery -- The United States' exercise of discovery against the Indian nations, 1774-2005