Dividing the union [electronic resource] :Jesse Burgess and the making of the Missouri Compromise / Matthew W. Hall.
By: Hall, Matthew W.
Contributor(s): Project Muse.
Material type: BookPublisher: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2015. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (1 online resource.).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780809334575; 0809334577.Subject(s): Thomas, Jesse Burgess, 1777-1853 | Slavery -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Missouri compromise | Legislators -- United States -- Biography | United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861Genre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 328.73/092 | B | Online resources: Full text available:Includes bibliographical references and index.
From Maryland to Kentucky: first steps toward Egypt -- The Northwest Territory: organizing an expanding nation -- In the shadow of slavery -- The next slippery rung on the political ladder -- Into the fray in Illinois -- Gathering forces -- The political divide -- Illinois statehood -- First months in the U.S. Senate -- The Missouri Compromise: maneuvering for position -- The Missouri Compromise: the final struggle -- The aftermath -- The perspective of Ohio -- A rest to the people of God.
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