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



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Titolo: The Northwest Ordinance [[electronic resource] ] : essays on its formulation, provisions, and legacy / / edited by Frederick D. Williams Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-62895-216-4
0-87013-969-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910781445303321
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