| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 142 pages) |
| 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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-138) and index |
| Notes |
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| Subject |
United States. Ordinance of 1787.
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| SUBJECT |
Ordinance of 1787 (United States) fast |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- General.
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USA -- Northwest Ordinance
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| SUBJECT |
Northwest, Old -- History -- 1775-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092600
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United States -- Old Northwest
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USA -- Northwest Ordinance.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Williams, Frederick D. (Frederick DeForrest), 1918-2007.
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| ISBN |
9780870139697 |
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087013969X |
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