Published: 1988-03-01

Editorial Material

Editor's Introduction

Bernard W. Sheehan
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Editorial Material

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Articles

George Washington, the West, and the Union

W. W. Abbot
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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787: Bulwark of the Republic

Robert V. Remini
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A Country Open for Neighborhood

Rowland Berthoff
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"A Freehold Estate Therein": The Ordinance of 1787 and the Public Domain

Malcolm J. Rohrbough
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Public Education in the Old Northwest: "Necessary to Good Government and the Happiness of Mankind"

Carl F. Kaestle
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The Significance of Excluding Slavery from the Old Northwest in 1787

David Brion Davis
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Americans versus Indians: The Northwest Ordinance, Territory Making, and Native Americans

Robert F. Berkhofer, Jr.
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Liberty's Legacy: A Review Essay

George W. Geib
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"Liberty's Legacy": An Exhibition Celebrating the Northwest Ordinance and the United States Constitution

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