Western Lands and the American RevolutionD. Appleton-Century Company, Incorporated, for the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, University of Virginia, 1937 - Land tenure - 413 pages This book analyzes the relationship between the American Revolution, with the new revolutionary government, and the lands west of the thirteen colonies. Topics such as settlement patterns, statehood questions, quarrels with natives, and foreign influence are covered. The subject matter mainly focuses on political developments in the west, or pertaining to the west in America. |
Contents
FRANKLIN AND HIS FRIENDS CONSIDER THE WEST | 14 |
VANDALIA | 40 |
VIRGINIAS INDIAN BOUNDARY | 59 |
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