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Author Zemler, Jeffrey Allen, 1958-

Title James Madison, the South, and the trans-Appalachian West, 1783-1803 / Jeffery Allen Zemler
Published Lanham : Lexington Books, [2013]

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Contents 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
Summary 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 similarities, Jef
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Subject Madison, James, 1751-1836 -- Political and social views
SUBJECT Madison, James, 1751-1836 fast
Subject Sectionalism (U.S.) -- History -- 18th century
Sectionalism (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
Sectionalism (United States)
Political and social views
Politics and government
SUBJECT Southern States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125656
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140415
Northwest, Old -- History -- 1775-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092600
Subject Southern States
United States
United States -- Old Northwest
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780739182185
0739182188