A Century of American Diplomacy: Being a Brief Review of the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1776-1876

Houghton, Mifflin, 1901 - 497 pages

Silas Deane first foreign representative	9

Marquis de Lafayette goes to America	17

Embarrassments attending colonial representatives in Europe	26

Reception of French minister by Congress	32

Appointed sole minister to France	39

Adamss success in and treaty with Holland	47

Initiation by Franklin of negotiations with Great Britain	53

Arrival of Jay and his participation in the negotiations	59

Efforts to secure Florida	256

Recognition of the SpanishAmerican republics	263

His successful management of the office	270

Succeeded by Edward Livingston as Secretary of State	278

American wives of foreign diplomats	283

Relations of the United States with China	289

President Tylers interest in the annexation of Texas and Websters	295

Election of Polk and James Buchanan his Secretary of State	301

Complications in the negotiations	60

Departure of commissioners from instructions of Congress	66

Incidents attending the negotiation of the treaty of peace	73

The preliminary treaty of 1782 becomes the permanent treaty	81

Jay as Secretary of Foreign Affairs	96

CHAPTER IV	103

Hamilton on the powers and diplomatic functions of the President	111

Possible conflict of powers in foreign affairs	114

No provision in the Constitution for a cabinet	120

Powers and duties of Secretary of State	126

Future needs of the Department of State	134

Jeffersons doubtful attitude respecting the new constitution	141

Abuse of Washington by Freneau a State Department clerk	147

Arrival of Genet minister of the French Republic	153

Jay appointed special envoy to London and negotiates the treaty	159

Defense of Jay treaty	165

Pickering succeeds Randolph as Secretary of State	171

Appointment of a new commission and peace secured through	178

CHAPTER VI	185

Monroe appointed special envoy to France	191

Constitutional difficulty presented in the acquisition	198

Suppression of the Barbary piracy	205

His troubles with the foreign diplomats	211

The defiance of the Spanish minister	217

Participation of foreign ministers in Burrs conspiracy	223

Close of Jeffersons administration and the rising warcloud	231

Causes of the war of 1812 with Great Britain	235

Opposition in New England to the war	241

The results of the war	248

Its treaty settlement and Fiftyfourforty or fight	307

CHAPTER IX	313

The war not a popular measure	316

Treaty with Colombia and the Isthmus transit	324

The Perry expedition and opening of Japan	333

The Marcy diplomatic dress circular	339

The heydey of the filibuster	341

The Declaration of Paris and the Marcy amendment	347

Abolition of the Danish Sound dues	353

Mr Sewards intemperate dispatch and the Presidents corrections	360

The Trent affair	367

Hostile attitude of British government and ruling classes	373

The building of Confederate cruisers in British ports and escape	384

Effect in England of the proclamation of emancipation	392

Other unofficial missions and agents in Europe	398

Events leading to the purchase of Alaska	404

The treaty for the cession of Alaska	406

The friendly policy towards China	415

Claims against Great Britain on account of Confederate cruisers	421

Charles Sumner and his relations with the administration	428

Relations with Hawaii and Samoa	435

Events preceding the announcement of the doctrine	441

The effect of its announcement	447

President Polks attempt to apply it to Yucatan	454

Extension of the doctrine to isthmus canals	461

Its latest application to the Venezuela boundary	467

The effect on Europe of President Clevelands enforcement of it	473

APPENDIX	479

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Title	A Century of American Diplomacy: Being a Brief Review of the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1776-1876
Author	John Watson Foster
Publisher	Houghton, Mifflin, 1901
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	26 Jun 2008
Length	497 pages

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