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A slaveholders' union : slavery, politics, and the constitution in the early American Republic /

After its early introduction into the English colonies in North America, slavery in the United States lasted as a legal institution until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865. But increasingly during the contested politics of the early republic, abolitionists cried out...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Van Cleve, George, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Slavery in the American Revolution. From Empire to Confederation ; Abolition, slavery reform, and the climate of opinion
  • The Making of the Slaveholders' Constitution. Property and Republican Representation ; Sectional Bargaining and Moral Union
  • Slavery in the new nation. From Constitution to Republican Empire ; The Missouri Compact and the Rule of Law
  • Conclusion: Slavery and the Dismal Fate of Madisonian Politics.