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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.

Discoveries in geography. --- Indians of North America --- Indiens d'Amérique --- Lewis-and-Clark-Expedition. --- Manifest Destiny. --- Race relations. --- Relations with Indians. --- Territorial expansion. --- Government relations. --- Relations avec l'État --- Jefferson, Thomas, --- Jefferson, Thomas. --- Et les Indiens d'Amérique. --- Expédition de Lewis et Clark --- Lewis and Clark Expedition --- Lewis and Clark Expedition. --- Indianer. --- USA. --- United States --- United States. --- États-Unis --- Discovery and exploration. --- Découverte et exploration. --- Expansion territoriale. --- Relations raciales.