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Title: Commerce and Arms: The Federal Government, Native Americans, and the Economy of the Old Northwest, 1783–1807

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2006

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DOI: 10.1017/S0022050706250204

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Abstract: This dissertation argues that the federal government played an essential role in the shaping of the western economy. American expansion necessitated not only that land be opened up, but also that the regional economy be reorganized. Specifically, the federal government did so in three ways. First, the military wrested control of the western economy from the tribes of the Northwest Territory through warfare, both during the Indian wars of the 1790s and later during the War of 1812. Second, the federal government sponsored the construction of roads throughout the region. Finally, colonial agencies of the federal government attempted to transform the Native American economy from one focused on fur trading to one centered on sedentary commercial agriculture.

Url: http://www.journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0022050706250204

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Authors: BERGMANN, WILLIAM H.

Periodical (Full): The Journal of Economic History

Issue: 02

Volume: 66

Pages: 487-492

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Poverty and Welfare

Countries: United States