Statehood and Union S TAT E H OOD A N D U N I O N I I I I       Peter S. Onuf      Notre Dame, Indiana Copyright © , by Peter S. Onuf First Midland Book Edition  Published in  by the University of Notre Dame Press Notre Dame, Indiana  All Rights Reserved Published in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Onuf, Peter S., author. Title: Statehood and Union : A History of the Northwest Ordinance / Peter S. Onuf. Description: Notre Dame, Indiana : Univerity of Notre Dame Press, 2019. | “First Midland Book Edition 1992.” | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018059040| ISBN 9780268105457 (hardback : alk. paper) | ISBN 0268105456 (hardback : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780268105464 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 0268105464 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780268105471 (pdf) | ISBN 9780268105488 (epub) Subjects: LCSH: United States. Ordinance of 1787. | Northwest, Old—History—1775–1865. Classification: LCC E309 .O58 2019 | DDC 977/.02—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018059040 ∞This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). This e-Book was converted from the original source file by a third-party vendor. Readers who notice any formatting, textual, or readability issues are encouraged to contact the publisher at [email protected] Dedicated to Kristin Kirkman Onuf C O N T E N T S I I I I I I I  ix  xi      xiii  xxiii . Liberty, Development, and Union  Visions of the West in the s . Squatters, Speculators, and Settlers  The Land Ordinance of  . New States in the Expanding Union  The Territorial Government Ordinances . From Territory to State  . Boundary Controversies  . Slavery and Freedom  . From Constitution to Higher Law      M A P S I I I Map : A Map of the Federal Territory ()  Map : A Map of the United States of N. America ()  Map : Detail from a Map of the United States ()  Map : Detail from a Map of the State of Ohio () 