Judge - one of the first settlers, one of those, thanks to whom this wilderness transformed. There are father and daughter in the sleigh - Judge Marmaduke Temple and Miss Elizabeth. Importance: This statement reveals that the initial settlers in Marietta experienced true joy. Written by Aleksei Marchyn, Chongbin Lee. The cause of freedom combined with that of education together become important not only to those responsible for the passing of the Northwest Ordinance but also the settlers who go on to form the Marietta community.Īs long and arduous as was so much of the journey, there had been no loss of life, nor, as plainly evident, no loss of spirit.
Among the pioneers willing to brave the newly opened Northwest Territory. I think with how short it is, and how it lacks a constant writing style. The book (imo) fails as a purely historical record, as the other 3 state it is.
Importance: This quote reveals McCullough's thesis in much of the book which posits that the creation of the state of Ohio as part of the Northwest Ordinance was motivated by strong feelings of idealism. The Pioneers is the account not just of one Ohio settlement but of myriad such places across America, where innumerable immigrants (as the settlers were known) came to make a fresh start in a strange land. David McCullough chronicles the lives of rarely heard of settlers in the Ohio Valley. The book is completely based off the real letters and diaries from 5 people who were actual pioneers that settled in Ohio and the midwest. It was intended that this ordinance, now called the Northwest Ordinance, should stipulate that in the whole of the territory there would be absolute freedom of religion and particular emphasis on education, matters New Englanders considered fundamental to a just and admirable society.
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