The Northwest Ordinance : constitutional politics and the theft of native land / Robert Alexander ; foreword by Staughton Lynd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, Robert (Robert E.), 1949-2023, author.

Contributor:

Lynd, Staughton, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Ordinance of 1787.

United States.

Northwest, Old--History--1775-1865.

Northwest, Old.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 paes) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017.

Summary:

"Because of the the Northwest Ordinance, passed by Congress in July 1787, the western lands acquired from Great Britain after the Revolutionary War were divided into slave and free states--a compromise which, when it failed, precipitated the Civil War 74 years later. Drawing on contemporary letters and documents, this detailed analysis re-examines the Ordinance and how Congress silently permitted the South's "peculiar institution" to move westward"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The year 1787 had started

Meanwhile in Philadelphia

Beginning with the Treaty of Lancaster

Now back to the Constitutional Convention

A brief history of the United Illinois and Wabash Land Company

Under the Articles of Confederation

Philadelphia in July

History of the Anti-Slavery Clause

New York in July 1787

Treaty at the mouth of the great Miami

Back to Philadelphia

Logan's Raid

Back in New York.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-2761-4