Race, removal, and the right to remain: migration and the making of the United States

Removal and the British Empire

"The Whole Debt of the Nation" : Removal in Indian Country

"A Great Road Cut" : Pursing the Right to Remain in the Ohio Valley

The Tools of "Civilization" : Restricting Migration in the West

"A Good Citizen of the Whole World" : Colonization in the Era of Gradual Emancipation

"Shut Every State against Him" : Restricting Migration between the States

"To Sunder Every Tie" : Pursuing the Right to Remain in the Upper South

The Age of Removal

Conclusion: The Power of Figuring.