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Chargement... Engines of Diplomacy: Indian Trading Factories and the Negotiation of American Empirepar David Andrew Nichols
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"As a fledgling republic, the United States implemented a series of trading outposts to engage indigenous peoples and to expand American interests west of the Appalachian Mountains. Under the authority of the executive branch, this Indian factory system was designed to strengthen economic ties between Indian nations and the United States, while eliminating competition from unscrupulous fur traders. In this detailed history of the Indian factory system, David Andrew Nichols demonstrates how Native Americans and U.S. government authorities sought to exert their power in the trading posts by using them as sites for commerce, political maneuvering, and diplomatic action"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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While the Office never quite achieved the ends that were hoped for, it did place the U.S. government on a regular diplomatic footing with the assorted tribes, that recognized that certain norms stretching back into the 1600's still applied. That the system was eventually disestablished was probably inevitable, as after the Crash of 1819 the agency was looking for a new mission, and John Jacob Astor didn't need the competition; and he had the political clout to do make this possible. This is particularly when full-fledged Jacksonian Indian removal was waiting in the wings.
Highly recommended for students of the early U.S. republic. ( )