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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
"Frontier Democracy examines the debates over state constitutions in the antebellum Northwest (Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin) from the 1820s through the 1850s. This is a book about conversations: in particular, the fights and negotiations over the core ideals in the constitutions that brought these frontier communities to life. Silvana R. Siddali argues that the Northwestern debates over representation and citizenship reveal two profound commitments: the first to fair deliberation, and the second to ethical principles based on republicanism, Christianity, and science. Some of these ideas succeeded brilliantly: within forty years, the region became an economic and demographic success story. However, some failed tragically: racial hatred prevailed everywhere in the region, in spite of reformers' passionate arguments for justice, and resulted in disfranchisement and even exclusion for non-white Northwesterners that lasted for generations"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Delegates; 2. Constitutions; 3. Laws; 4. Lawmakers; 5. Judges; 6. Land rights; 7. Places; 8. Citizens; 9. Wives; 10. Banks; Epilogue. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Constitutional conventions -- Northwest, Old -- History -- 19th century.
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Constitutional conventions. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Northwest, Old -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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Northwest, Old -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
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LAW -- Constitutional. |
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LAW -- Public. |
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Politics and government. |
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Social conditions. |
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United States -- Old Northwest. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Siddali, Silvana R. Frontier democracy 9781107090767 (DLC) 2015025686 (OCoLC)918762706 |
| ISBN |
9781316466490 (electronic book) |
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1316466493 (electronic book) |
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9781316117293 (ebook) |
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1316117294 |
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9781107462892 (paperback) |
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1107462894 |
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9781107090767 |
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1107090768 |
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