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The Northwest Ordinance : essays on its formulation, provisions, and legacy /
Adoption of the Northwest Ordinance in 1787 ended a long and sometimes acrimonious debate over the question of how to organize and govern the western territories of the United States. Many eastern leaders viewed the Northwest Territory as a colonial possession, while freedom-loving settlers demanded...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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East Lansing, Mich. :
Michigan State University Press,
1989, ©1988.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; Ambiguous Achievement: The Northwest Ordinance; The Northwest Ordinance and the Balance of Power in North America; Battling Infidelity, Heathenism, and Licentiousness: New England Missions and the Post-Revolutionary Frontier, 1792-1805; Slavery and Bondage in the "Empire of Liberty"; The Development of Public Universities in the Old Northwest; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.