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Seizing the Ohio Country - Robert Alexander

Seizing the Ohio Country

The Expulsion of Native Populations Under the Northwest Ordinance, 1787-1794
Buch | Softcover
238 Seiten
2024
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9321-7 (ISBN)
CHF 62,80 inkl. MwSt
Focusing on the first decade after the American Revolution, this book explains the United States’ seizure of territory in Ohio from the Native People who had no desire or intention of parting with their land. The Northwest Ordinance is discussed as a key event influencing how the US would develop.
After the American Revolution, land speculators in the United States desired the bottom portion of the current state of Ohio, with the full Northwest Territory being the ultimate prize. Encompassing approximately 200 million acres, gaining this territory became a priority for the developing United Colonies. This land was ceded to the United Colonies, now the United States, when the British government signed the Treaty of Peace in 1783.

Focusing on the first decade after the Revolution, this book explains the United States' seizure of territory in Ohio from the Native People who had no desire or intention of parting with their land. The Northwest Ordinance is discussed as a key event influencing how the United States would develop since this act created the desirable Northwest Territory. How the young republic faced the challenge of gaining this territory from the Natives determined exactly what kind of nation it would become.

The late Robert Alexander published two books of fiction, a narrative history of the Civil War, and edited five literary anthologies.

Table of Contents


Preface: The Beautiful River

Prologue: A Terrible Defeat

One—After the War

Two—The Ohio Company

Three—Settlement of Marietta

Four—The Treaty of Fort Harmar

Five—George Washington, President of the United States

Six—Harmar in Kekionga, Cornplanter in Philadelphia

Seven—“A horrid savage war stares us in the face.”

Eight—The Battle of the Wabash

Nine—Aftermath

Ten—Debate

Eleven—Executive Privilege

Twelve—The Road to Fallen Timbers

Epilogue: The Legend of Louisa St. Clair

Appendix: Excerpts from the Federal Gazette, March–May 1792

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 6 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort Jefferson, NC
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-4766-9321-8 / 1476693218
ISBN-13 978-1-4766-9321-7 / 9781476693217
Zustand Neuware
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