Congress and the Crisis of the 1850s /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: United States Capitol Historical Society
Otros Autores: Kennon, Donald R., 1948-, Finkelman, Paul, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > Congress > History > 19th century.
Sectionalism (United States) > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States > History > 19th century.
Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Slavery > United States > Legal status of slaves in free states.
Slavery > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > Extension to the territories.
United States > Politics and government > 1815-1861.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : a disastrous decade / Paul Finkelman
  • Politics, patronage, and public policy : the Compromise of 1850 / Michael F. Holt
  • The appeasement of 1850 / Paul Finkleman
  • Beyond the balance rule : Congress, statehood, and slavery, 1850-1859 / Matthew Glassman
  • Manifest destiny's hangover : Congress confronts territorial expansion and martial masculinity in the 1850s / Amy S. Greenberg
  • "When the victims of oppression stand up manfully for themselves" : the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and the role of African Americans in obstructing its enforcement / Spencer R. Crew
  • "Agitation is as necessary as tranquility is dangerous" : Kinsley S. Bingham becomes a Republican / Martin J. Hershock
  • Dred, panic, war : how a slave case triggered financial crisis and civil disunion / Jenny Wahl
  • "Hit him again" : the caning of Charles Sumner / Brooks D. Simpson.

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