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UNINA9910781445303321 |
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Titolo |
The Northwest Ordinance [[electronic resource] ] : essays on its formulation, provisions, and legacy / / edited by Frederick D. Williams |
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East Lansing, Mich., : Michigan State University Press, 1989, c1988 |
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ISBN |
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1-62895-216-4 |
0-87013-969-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (157 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Northwest, Old History 1775-1865 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<DIV><P>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 local self- government. These essays address the ambiguities of the Ordinance, balance of power politics in North America, missionary activity in the territory, slavery, and higher education in the Old Northwest.</P></DIV> |
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