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UNINA9910814191503321 |
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Autore |
Zemler Jeffery Allen <1958-> |
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Titolo |
James Madison, the South, and the trans-Appalachian West, 1783-1803 / / Jeffery Allen Zemler |
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Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2014] |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (223 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sectionalism (United States) - History - 18th century |
Sectionalism (United States) - History - 19th century |
Southern States Politics and government 1775-1865 |
United States Politics and government 1783-1809 |
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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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What to do with the West? -- A nationalist viewpoint -- The West and the new constitution -- The fight for the Potomac -- A western perspective -- An unhappy West -- And slavery -- Western anxieties and the military debate -- A change in emphasis -- Epilogue: looking East. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The foundation of the strong relationship between the trans-Appalachian West and the South was built in the last two decades of the eighteenth century when southerners, led by James Madison, defended the trans-Appalachian West and westerners against northerners' political and economic attacks. Over time many southerners came to believe that the South's political future depended on forging a tight political bond between the South and the trans-Appalachian West. While many historians have taken this close relationship for granted or dismissed it as a natural product of cultural simil |
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