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- Title
The Chaos of Conquest: The Bents and the Problem of American Expansion, 1846-1849.
- Authors
Beyreis, David
- Abstract
The article explores the impact of the U.S.-Mexican War on the population living in the U.S. Southern Plains in the 19th century. It presents a case study of the operation of Bent, St. Vrain & Co., a fur trading and Indian trading business, during the period. The effect of the ideology of Manifest Destiny on some residents of the region is discussed, as well as the implications of the collapse of the company for the territorial expansion.
- Subjects
MEXICAN War, 1846-1848; MANIFEST destiny (U.S.); FUR trade; TERRITORIAL expansion of the United States; UNITED States history; BENT, Charles; NINETEENTH century
- Publication
Kansas History, 2018, Vol 41, Issue 2, p74
- ISSN
0149-9114
- Publication type
Article