Concept information
Preferred term
expansionism
Definition
- EXPANSIONISM HAS BEEN part of the American experience since the founding of the original colonies, and has always been a political issue. The British Proclamation of 1763, which restricted colonial expansion westward, was seen as a contributing factor to the American Revolution. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Expansionism]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/expansionism
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