The Northwest Ordinance : essays on its formulation, provisions, and legacy / edited by Frederick D. Williams.

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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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Williams, Frederick D. (Frederick DeForrest), 1918-2007
Language:English
Published: East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press, 1989, ©1988.
Subjects:
United States. > Ordinance of 1787.
Ordinance of 1787 (United States)
Northwest, Old > History > 1775-1865.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > General.
United States > Old Northwest.
USA > Northwest Ordinance.
1775-1865
Electronic books.
History.
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History.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 142 pages)
Format: Electronic eBook

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