Download This PaperThe Federal Factory System
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNITED STATES INDIAN POLICY AND LAW, Congressional Quarterly Press, Sage Publications
2 Pages Posted: 8 Mar 2009
Date Written: March 7, 2009
Abstract
This encyclopedia entry describes the United States' factory (trading post) system that was established by Congress at President Washington's suggestion in 1795-1822 to build trading posts across the frontier to capture for the United States the Indian trade.
Keywords: federal factory system, Indian trade, Indian frontier
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Miller, Robert J., The Federal Factory System (March 7, 2009). THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNITED STATES INDIAN POLICY AND LAW, Congressional Quarterly Press, Sage Publications, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1355236
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