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Calculating the value of the Union : slavery, property rights, and the economic origins of the Civil War /
In the early years of the nineteenth century, southern slaveholders sought a national definition of property rights that would recognize and protect their ownership of slaves. Northern interests, on the other hand, opposed any national interpretation of property rights because of the threat slavery...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill ; London :
The University of North Carolina Press,
[2003]
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| Colección: | Civil War America (Series)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the early years of the nineteenth century, southern slaveholders sought a national definition of property rights that would recognize and protect their ownership of slaves. Northern interests, on the other hand, opposed any national interpretation of property rights because of the threat slavery posed to the northern free labor market, particularly if allowed to spread to western territories. This impasse sparked a process of political realignment that culminated in the creation of the Republican Party, ultimately leading to the secession crisis. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 394 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-385) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0807861685 9780807861684 0807828041 9780807828045 |