The Northwest Ordinance [[electronic resource] ] : essays on its formulation, provisions, and legacy / / edited by Frederick D. Williams

• Pubblicazione: East Lansing, Mich., : Michigan State University Press, 1989, c1988
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (157 p.)
• Disciplina: 977/.02
• Soggetto geografico: Northwest, Old History 1775-1865
• Altri autori: WilliamsFrederick D
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: <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>
• Titolo autorizzato: The Northwest Ordinance
• ISBN: 1-62895-216-4; 0-87013-969-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781445303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II