The Northwest Ordinance :: Essays on its Formulation, Provisions, and Legacy.

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...

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1. Verfasser: Williams, Frederick D.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press, 1988.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (157 pages)
ISBN:0870132628
9780870132629
9781628952162
1628952164

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