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Author Zemler, Jeffrey Allen, 1958-

Title James Madison, the South, and the trans-Appalachian West, 1783-1803 / Jeffery Allen Zemler.

Publication Info. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource
Bibliography 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.
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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.
Subject Madison, James, 1751-1836 -- Political and social views.
Madison, James, 1751-1836. (OCoLC)fst00055654
Southern States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809.
Northwest, Old -- History -- 1775-1865.
Sectionalism (United States) -- History -- 18th century.
Sectionalism (United States) -- History -- 19th century.
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
Political and social views. (OCoLC)fst01353986
Political science. (OCoLC)fst01069781
Sectionalism (United States) (OCoLC)fst01110710
Southern States. (OCoLC)fst01244550
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
United States -- Northwest, Old. (OCoLC)fst01242541
Chronological Term 1700 - 1899
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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 bk.)
0739182188 (electronic bk.)
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