The Northwest Ordinance : constitutional politics and the theft of native land /

"Because of the the Northwest Ordinance, passed by Congress in July 1787, the western lands acquired from Great Britain were divided into slave and free states, a compromise which precipitated the Civil War. Drawing on contemporary letters and documents, this detailed analysis re-examines the O...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alexander, Robert (Robert E.), 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017.
Temas:
United States. > Ordinance of 1787.
Ordinance of 1787 (United States)
1775-1865
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Northwest, Old > History > 1775-1865.
États-Unis (Vieux Nord-Ouest) > Histoire > 1775-1865.
United States > Old Northwest
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The year 1787 had started
  • Meanwhile in Philadelphia
  • Beginning with the Treaty of Lancaster
  • Now back to the Constitutional Convention
  • A brief history of the United Illinois and Wabash Land Company
  • Under the Articles of Confederation
  • Philadelphia in July
  • History of the Anti-Slavery Clause
  • New York in July
  • Treaty at the mouth of the great Miami
  • Back to Philadelphia
  • Logan's Raid
  • Conclusion: back in New York.

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