Avenues of Transformation

Avenues of Transformation

Illinois's Path from Territory to State

Edstrom, James

Southern Illinois University Press

11/2022

274

Mole

Inglês

9780809338764

15 a 20 dias

59

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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Prologue. Two Cemeteries
Introduction
Part I. The Long Voyage of Daniel Pope Cook
Chapter 1. Twenty Gallons of Whiskey
Chapter 2. The Utmost Good Faith
Chapter 3. Ties of Blood
Chapter 4. A Bearer of Despatches
Chapter 5. The Grievances of Territorial Government
Part II. Nathaniel Pope and the Roads Not Taken
Chapter 6. Truly An Amiable Character
Chapter 7. The Snarl of Suspicion
Chapter 8. Candour and Good Faith
Chapter 9. Nothing Certain Can Be Calculated On
Chapter 10. To Accomplish This Object Effectually
Part III. The Enigmatic Mr. Kane and the Convention of 1818
Chapter 11. A Spirit of Adventure and Enterprise
Chapter 12. The Right To Frame A Constitution
Chapter 13. The Great Work Before Us
Chapter 14. A Little PRUDENCE
Chapter 15. Fait Accompli
Epilogue. The Road to Kaskaskia
Bibliography
Chapter Notes
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Illinois statehood; Illinois history; Illinois slavery; Illinois political history; Illinois Territory; Illinois biography; Illinois internal improvements; Northwest Ordinance of 1787; Illinois constitution of 1818; Kaskaskia, Illinois; Northwest Territory; Daniel Pope Cook; Elias Kent Kane; Ninian Edwards; Jesse Burgess Thomas; Illinois established; Illinois major figures; When did Illinois become a state?; How did Illinois become a state?; Who wrote the Illinois Constitution?; Illinois transformation; Illinois first constitutional convention; Illinois admission to the union; Campaign for Illinois statehood; Illinois first delegates to Congress; Illinois territorial delegates; Illinois state boundaries; Illinois statehood petition; Illinois statehood bill; Illinois state ratification; John Quincy Adams