Books by Deborah A. Rosen

Examines the history of state and territorial policies, laws, and judicial decisions pertaining to Native Americans from 1790 to 1880. This book reveals how states and territories extended their legislative and judicial authority over American Indians during this period.

The First Seminole War shaped how the United States demarcated its spatial and legal boundaries. Rooted in exceptionalism, manifest destiny, and racism, the legal framework that emerged from Andrew Jackson's invasion of Florida laid the groundwork for the Monroe Doctrine, the Dred Scott decision, and westward expansion, as Deborah Rosen shows.