Acknowledgments
Contents
Introduction
I Origins of the United States Colonial System: The Ordinance of 1787
II The Beginnings of Territorial Government
III Territorial Government during the District Stage
IV Local Government during the District Stage
V Transformation and Standardization of the First Empire
VI Federal Supervision during the Second Stage
VII Second-Stage Accommodation and Statehood
VIII Indian Affairs
IX The Governors
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index