1776, Viewed from the West

ABSTRACT This article examines the process of state-formation in the new United States republic after 1776 through a case study of the brief-lived state of Franklin (1784-c.1789) and its successor, Tennessee, which achieved statehood in 1796. The article asks why Franklin failed and Tennessee succee...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Early Republic. - University of Pennsylvania Press. - 37(2017), 4, Seite 655-700
1. Verfasser: RONEY, JESSICA CHOPPIN (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of the Early Republic
Schlagworte:State of Franklin Tennessee Early republic Frontier Cherokee Southwest Territory American Revolution Tennessee Constitution Settler colonialism. Northwest Ordinance Western settlement