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Accounting for Conquest: The Price of the Louisiana Purchase of Indian Country.

Authors :
Lee, Robert
Source :
Journal of American History; Mar2017, Vol. 103 Issue 4, p921-942, 22p
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

The article discusses the significance of the Louisiana Purchase concerning the amount of money the U.S. government paid Native Americans for their soil rights in the area covered by the acquisition. It discusses scholarship on the subject by scholar Felix S. Cohen, Native American claims litigation against the U.S. government, and relations between the U.S. government and Native Americans.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00218723
Volume :
103
Issue :
4
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of American History
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
121463079
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/jahist/jaw504