Leading events of Maryland history; with topical analyses, references, and questions for original thought and research . hapsthe only thing that kept the Union from falling to pieces. Asthe principal influence in holding the states together, it was ofcourse most important in the founding of the nation. With ad-mirable wisdom and foresight the statesmen of Maryland per-ceived the vast importance of the Northwest Territory, anddeclared, in the General Assembly of the state, that the controlof Congress over the western lands was essentially necessary forrendering the Union lasting. Having thus ta
Leading events of Maryland history; with topical analyses, references, and questions for original thought and research . hapsthe only thing that kept the Union from falling to pieces. Asthe principal influence in holding the states together, it was ofcourse most important in the founding of the nation. With ad-mirable wisdom and foresight the statesmen of Maryland per-ceived the vast importance of the Northwest Territory, anddeclared, in the General Assembly of the state, that the controlof Congress over the western lands was essentially necessary forrendering the Union lasting. Having thus taken her stand, onthe grounds of both justice and good policy, Maryland stood firm,steadily refusing to accept the Articles of Confederation untilthe states should yield their claims to the United States. Theimportance of Marylands action now becomes evident. If com-mon interest in the Northwest Territory held the states togetherat the close of the war, thus making a national government pos-sible, and if Maryland alone so acted as to procure for all thestates their common interest, then clearly to Maryland must come.
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