ISBN:
9780806142449
Language:
English
Pages:
XVI, 494 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
DDC:
346.7304/32
Keywords:
Johnson, Joshua Trials, litigation, etc
;
M'Intosh, William Trials, litigation, etc
;
Indian title History 19th century
;
Indian land transfers History 19th century
;
Vendors and purchasers History 19th century
;
USA
;
Indianer
;
Grundeigentum
;
Rechtsstellung
;
Grundstücksveräußerung
;
Geschichte
Description / Table of Contents:
February 28, 1823"The sinne of the pattents" -- The Illinois and Piankeshaws -- "An unaccountable thirst for large tracts of land?" -- The Illinois purchase of 1773 -- Lord Dunmore, the Wabash purchase of 1775, and revolution -- Virginia fights for the Illinois country, 1775-1781 -- The Illinois and Wabash proprietors unite -- Virginia gives up the Illinois country, 1781-1784 -- Conquest, purchase, and preemption -- A time of transition -- Cession, resistance, and removal -- The shareholders regroup -- Litigation -- Argument and decision in Johnson v. McIntosh -- Closure and continuity -- The legacy of Johnson v. McIntosh -- The critical response to the doctrine of discovery.
Description / Table of Contents:
February 28, 1823 -- "The sinne of the pattents" -- The Illinois and Piankeshaws -- "An unaccountable thirst for large tracts of land?" -- The Illinois purchase of 1773 -- Lord Dunmore, the Wabash purchase of 1775, and revolution -- Virginia fights for the Illinois country, 1775-1781 -- The Illinois and Wabash proprietors unite -- Virginia gives up the Illinois country, 1781-1784 -- Conquest, purchase, and preemption -- A time of transition -- Cession, resistance, and removal -- The shareholders regroup -- Litigation -- Argument and decision in Johnson v. McIntosh -- Closure and continuity -- The legacy of Johnson v. McIntosh -- The critical response to the doctrine of discovery.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (S. 429 - 469) and index
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