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James Madison, the South, and the trans-Appalachian West, 1783-1803 / / Jeffery Allen Zemler



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Autore: Zemler Jeffery Allen <1958-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: James Madison, the South, and the trans-Appalachian West, 1783-1803 / / Jeffery Allen Zemler Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2014]
©2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 p.)
Disciplina: 973.5/1092
Soggetto topico: Sectionalism (United States) - History - 18th century
Sectionalism (United States) - History - 19th century
Soggetto geografico: Southern States Politics and government 1775-1865
United States Politics and government 1783-1809
Northwest, Old History 1775-1865
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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
Titolo autorizzato: James Madison, the South, and the trans-Appalachian West, 1783-1803  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-7391-8218-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910814191503321
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