Bibliograph

Frontier democracy, constitutional conventions in the Old Northwest, Silvana R. Siddali, Saint Louis University

Type

Label

Frontier democracy, constitutional conventions in the Old Northwest, Silvana R. Siddali, Saint Louis University

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Frontier democracy

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1103564129

Responsibility statement

Silvana R. Siddali, Saint Louis University

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

constitutional conventions in the Old Northwest

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

Table Of Contents

Delegates -- Constitutions -- Laws -- Lawmakers -- Judges -- Land rights -- Places -- Citizens -- Wives -- Banks -- Epilogue

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