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.
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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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