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 ................