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Centennial History Of Illinois - By Alvord, Clarence Walworth -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I. THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE........ 1 11. Trrs NEW STATE GOVERNMENT. 1818-1828... 33 I11. TEN YEARS OF STATE FINANCE....... 52. XV. THE CONVENTIOK STRUGGLE........ 70 V a THE WAR OK NINXAN EDWARDS....... 92 V1. THE RISE OF JACKSOXIAN DBMOCRACY.. 114 VI I. STATE POLITICS. r 830-1834......... 136 Vllf. THE LAST OF THE INDIANS......... 150 IX. THE SLEXENT OF THE NORTH....... 173 X. TZIE IXTERNAL IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM..... rgq XI. THE WRECK OF THE INTERNAL IICIPROVEMENT SYSTEM. x837-18qz........... 2r6 XI1. THE STRUGGLE FOR PARTY REGUMITY. 1834-1838. 236 XI11. THE WHIG AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES THE CON- VENOK SYSTEM............ 251 XIV. THE PASSIKCOFTHII OLD DEMOCRACY..... 265 XV. STATE POLITICS. I 84e1847......... 278 XVI. STATE AXD PRIVATE BANKING. 1830-1845.... 303 XVII. THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM THE SOLUTIOX.............. 316 XVIIL THE SLLTOFTHE DEBIOCRATZC PARTY. 1846-1848. 327 XIX. THE MORRIDN WAR 340 XX. THE XXI. ILLINOIS XXII. SOCIAL. EDUCATIONAL.................................. D RELGIOUS ADVANCE............... SLAVERY QUESTION 363 IX FERMEKT 383 BIBLIOGRAPHY.............. 443 INDEX 455................