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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Madison, James, 1751-1836 -- Political and social views.
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Madison, James, 1751-1836. |
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Political and social views. |
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Southern States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865.
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Southern States. |
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Politics and government. |
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1775-1865 |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809.
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United States. |
| Chronological Term |
1783-1809 |
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Northwest, Old -- History -- 1775-1865.
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Sectionalism (United States) -- History -- 18th century.
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Sectionalism (United States) |
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History. |
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18th century |
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Sectionalism (United States) -- History -- 19th century.
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| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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1700-1899 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zemler, Jeffery Allen, 1958- James Madison, the South, and the trans-Appalachian West, 1783-1803 9780739182178 (DLC) 2013039342 (OCoLC)859298586 |
| ISBN |
9780739182185 (electronic book) |
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0739182188 (electronic book) |
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9780739182178 |
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073918217X |
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