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“The Principle Object of Their Affections:” The Changing Nature of Borders and Boundaries in the Lake Erie World, 1794-1825

Hall, Andrew Thomas
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1434539798

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2015, Master of Arts, Miami University, History.
From 1794 to 1825, a distinct transnational community developed along the American-Canadian border around Lake Erie that matured first through social contact and strengthened with trade. Nationality mattered little, as people of various backgrounds developed unique relationships in a shared border space that existed on the frontier of many societies. The strong social ties strained under the threat of war in 1812, and suffered extensively through a retaliatory conflict along border spaces. Broken kinships followed bifurcated loyalties in the years following the war, leading to a dramatic decline in cross-border interaction. As friends and families broke apart, the fur trade kept transnational contact alive, but only for as long as there were animals to hunt. The development of the Erie Canal in 1825 and the decline of valuable game led to the exodus of major trade groups and the overall collapse of this Lake Erie World.
Andrew Cayton (Advisor)
Kevin Armitage (Committee Member)
Amanda McVety (Committee Member)
86 p.
American History; Canadian History
War of 1812; Upper Canada; Borderlands; John Graves Simcoe; American Fur Company; Lake Erie

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  • Hall, A. T. (2015). “The Principle Object of Their Affections:” The Changing Nature of Borders and Boundaries in the Lake Erie World, 1794-1825 [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1434539798

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hall, Andrew. “The Principle Object of Their Affections:” The Changing Nature of Borders and Boundaries in the Lake Erie World, 1794-1825. 2015. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1434539798.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hall, Andrew. "“The Principle Object of Their Affections:” The Changing Nature of Borders and Boundaries in the Lake Erie World, 1794-1825." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1434539798

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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