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Battle of the Press: The Nullification Crisis in South Carolina, 1828-1833
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Author
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Pack, Andrew
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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This study focuses on the role of the press during the Nullification Crisis in SouthCarolina. It examines how the Charleston Mercury and the Charleston Courier usedideas centered around economics, states’ rights and honor to convince South Carolin...
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The Bloody Ground: The Chickamauga Wars and Trans-Appalachian Expansion, 1776-1794.
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Author
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Kane, Sean
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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History, Indigenous peoples, North America, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
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Description
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Despite the plethora of works on the American Revolution and the Cherokee, few scholars have placed the Cherokee within the context of the Revolution. This thesis explores the often overlooked history of the Cherokee during last quarter of the eig...
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“Live by the Spirit:” Institutional Discipline for Crimes Against Order and Morals, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1767 - 1839
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Author
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Carpenter, Layne
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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History--Religious aspects, Law, History
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Description
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Mecklenburg County, North Carolina was located in the Carolina backcountry—an area frequently viewed as immoral, disorganized, and barbaric by contemporaries. However, this study demonstrates that institutions of authority—both legal and ecclesias...
