Formation and development of regional subsystem of international relations on political map of North America in the nineteenth century

Abstract

The article deals with formation and development of regional subsystem of international
relations in North America in the nineteenth century. In the nineteenth
century North American subsystem of international relations passed through three
stages, those of formation (1800—1823), consolidation (1823—1867), and stable
development (1867—1904). The critical periods in the evolution of international
relations in North America were the years between 1815 and 1823 when a new
independent actor appeared and system interaction between the powers present
in the region came to life, and the years between 1845 and 1867 when regional
hierarchy was finalized with the United States as a leading regional power