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XVIII. SLAVERY IN THE WEST, 1787–1850

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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS iii
  3. INTRODUCTORY NOTE 1
  4. Thesis Topics 7
  5. I. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FRONTIER 13
  6. II. SIGNIFICANCE OF GEOGRAPHIC SECTIONS 14
  7. III. SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIAN OCCUPATION 18
  8. IV. THE ATLANTIC PLAINS: THE VIRGINIA TYPE 18
  9. V. THE OCCUPATION OF NEW ENGLAND TO 1700 21
  10. VI. THE OCCUPATION OF THE OLD WEST,1700–1770 24
  11. VII. THE FRENCH AND INDIAN BARRIERS, 1600–1765 31
  12. VIII. BRITISH WESTERN POLICY, 1763–1775 38
  13. IX. THE CROSSING OF THE ALLEGHANIES, AND BEGINNINGS OF SETTLEMENT OF THE ALLEGHANY PLATEAUS, 1769–1775 40
  14. X. THE WEST IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1774–1783 43
  15. XI. GOVERNMENT OF THE WEST, 1774–1789 47
  16. XII. THE WEST IN AMERICAN DIPLOMACY AND THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE, 1763–1804 48
  17. XIII. LAND POLICY AND THE SETTLEMENT OF WESTERN NEW YORK AND THE OHIO VALLEY (APPALACHIAN PLATEAU), 1785–1800 52
  18. XIV. INDIANS AND THE FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE WEST, 1804–1815 58
  19. XV. THE SETTLEMENT OF THE NORTH CENTRAL STATES (LAKE AND PRAIRIE PLAINS), 1800–1850 60
  20. XVI. THE SETTLEMENT OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL STATES (GULF PLAINS) TO 1850 64
  21. XVII. GOVERNMENT IN THE WEST, 1800–1850 67
  22. XVIII. SLAVERY IN THE WEST, 1787–1850 69
  23. XIX. THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, 1800–1850 71
  24. XX. INTERNAL COMMERCE, 1815–1850 74
  25. XXI. TRANSPORTATION AND INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT, 1816–1850 78
  26. XXII. THE TARIFF AND THE WEST, 1816–1850 84
  27. ХХIII. WESTERN ASPECTS OF CURRENCY AND BANKING, 1811–1850 86
  28. XXIV. JACKSON DEMOCRATS, CLAY WHIGS, AND HARRISON WHIGS 89
  29. XXV. DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIETY IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, 1830–1850 90
  30. XXVI. GEOGRAPHIC PROVINCES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 95
  31. XXVII. WESTERN INDIANS 98
  32. XXVIII. EXPLORATION OF THE FAR WEST 99
  33. XXIX. TRANS–MISSISSIPPI TRADE, 1812–1850 102
  34. XXX. THE ARMY ON THE FRONTIER, 1820–1850 104
  35. XXXI. THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRONTIER ABOUT 1840 107
  36. ΧΧII. SETTLEMENT, INDEPENDENCE, AND ANNEXATION OF TEXAS 108
  37. XXXIII. THE OCCUPATION OF OREGON 112
  38. XXXIV. THE MORMON MIGRATION TO THE INTERIOR BASIN 116
  39. XXXV. OCCUPATION OF CALIFORNIA 118
  40. XXXVI. THE MEXICAN WAR 121
  41. XXXVII. GOVERNMENT AND SLAVERY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES: COMPROMISE OF 1850 124
  42. XXXVIII. THE WEST AND SLAVERY, 1850–1860 126
  43. XXXIX. THE WEST IN THE CIVIL WAR 129
  44. XL. DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINING FKONTIER, 1859–1876 132
  45. XLI. THE INDIANS AND THE ARMY ON THE FRONTIER, 1850–1876 133
  46. XLII. THE PACIFIC RAILWAYS TO 1870 134
  47. XLIII. LANDS AND AGKICULTUKE IN THE MIDDLE WEST, 1860–1880 135
  48. XLIV. GRANGERS AND GBEENBACKERS TO 1880 138
  49. XLV. THE GREAT LAKES AND THE N EW NORTHWEST, 1870–1890 139
  50. XLVI. THE GBEAT PLAINS AND THE SOUTHWEST, 1870–1890 141
  51. XLVII. THE POPULISTS, 1890–1896 143
  52. XLVIII. THE NEW WEST, 1900–1910 144
  53. XLIX. COMBINATIONS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST 148
  54. L. CONSERVATION AND THE WEST 150
  55. LI. THE PROGRESSIVES 151
  56. LII. THE WEST IN THE WOBLD WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION 153
  57. LIII. CONTEMPORANEOUS WESTERN IDEALS 155
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS iii
  3. INTRODUCTORY NOTE 1
  4. Thesis Topics 7
  5. I. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FRONTIER 13
  6. II. SIGNIFICANCE OF GEOGRAPHIC SECTIONS 14
  7. III. SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIAN OCCUPATION 18
  8. IV. THE ATLANTIC PLAINS: THE VIRGINIA TYPE 18
  9. V. THE OCCUPATION OF NEW ENGLAND TO 1700 21
  10. VI. THE OCCUPATION OF THE OLD WEST,1700–1770 24
  11. VII. THE FRENCH AND INDIAN BARRIERS, 1600–1765 31
  12. VIII. BRITISH WESTERN POLICY, 1763–1775 38
  13. IX. THE CROSSING OF THE ALLEGHANIES, AND BEGINNINGS OF SETTLEMENT OF THE ALLEGHANY PLATEAUS, 1769–1775 40
  14. X. THE WEST IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1774–1783 43
  15. XI. GOVERNMENT OF THE WEST, 1774–1789 47
  16. XII. THE WEST IN AMERICAN DIPLOMACY AND THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE, 1763–1804 48
  17. XIII. LAND POLICY AND THE SETTLEMENT OF WESTERN NEW YORK AND THE OHIO VALLEY (APPALACHIAN PLATEAU), 1785–1800 52
  18. XIV. INDIANS AND THE FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE WEST, 1804–1815 58
  19. XV. THE SETTLEMENT OF THE NORTH CENTRAL STATES (LAKE AND PRAIRIE PLAINS), 1800–1850 60
  20. XVI. THE SETTLEMENT OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL STATES (GULF PLAINS) TO 1850 64
  21. XVII. GOVERNMENT IN THE WEST, 1800–1850 67
  22. XVIII. SLAVERY IN THE WEST, 1787–1850 69
  23. XIX. THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, 1800–1850 71
  24. XX. INTERNAL COMMERCE, 1815–1850 74
  25. XXI. TRANSPORTATION AND INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT, 1816–1850 78
  26. XXII. THE TARIFF AND THE WEST, 1816–1850 84
  27. ХХIII. WESTERN ASPECTS OF CURRENCY AND BANKING, 1811–1850 86
  28. XXIV. JACKSON DEMOCRATS, CLAY WHIGS, AND HARRISON WHIGS 89
  29. XXV. DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIETY IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, 1830–1850 90
  30. XXVI. GEOGRAPHIC PROVINCES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 95
  31. XXVII. WESTERN INDIANS 98
  32. XXVIII. EXPLORATION OF THE FAR WEST 99
  33. XXIX. TRANS–MISSISSIPPI TRADE, 1812–1850 102
  34. XXX. THE ARMY ON THE FRONTIER, 1820–1850 104
  35. XXXI. THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRONTIER ABOUT 1840 107
  36. ΧΧII. SETTLEMENT, INDEPENDENCE, AND ANNEXATION OF TEXAS 108
  37. XXXIII. THE OCCUPATION OF OREGON 112
  38. XXXIV. THE MORMON MIGRATION TO THE INTERIOR BASIN 116
  39. XXXV. OCCUPATION OF CALIFORNIA 118
  40. XXXVI. THE MEXICAN WAR 121
  41. XXXVII. GOVERNMENT AND SLAVERY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES: COMPROMISE OF 1850 124
  42. XXXVIII. THE WEST AND SLAVERY, 1850–1860 126
  43. XXXIX. THE WEST IN THE CIVIL WAR 129
  44. XL. DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINING FKONTIER, 1859–1876 132
  45. XLI. THE INDIANS AND THE ARMY ON THE FRONTIER, 1850–1876 133
  46. XLII. THE PACIFIC RAILWAYS TO 1870 134
  47. XLIII. LANDS AND AGKICULTUKE IN THE MIDDLE WEST, 1860–1880 135
  48. XLIV. GRANGERS AND GBEENBACKERS TO 1880 138
  49. XLV. THE GREAT LAKES AND THE N EW NORTHWEST, 1870–1890 139
  50. XLVI. THE GBEAT PLAINS AND THE SOUTHWEST, 1870–1890 141
  51. XLVII. THE POPULISTS, 1890–1896 143
  52. XLVIII. THE NEW WEST, 1900–1910 144
  53. XLIX. COMBINATIONS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST 148
  54. L. CONSERVATION AND THE WEST 150
  55. LI. THE PROGRESSIVES 151
  56. LII. THE WEST IN THE WOBLD WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION 153
  57. LIII. CONTEMPORANEOUS WESTERN IDEALS 155
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