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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Van Cleve, George, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Subjects:
1700-1899
Slavery > History > 18th century.
Slavery > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Political aspects > United States.
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States > History > 18th century.
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States > History > 19th century.
HISTORY.
Slavery.
Slavery > Law and legislation.
Slavery > Political aspects.
Sklaverei.
droit > esclavage > politique > Etats-Unis > 1773 > 19e s. (début)
esclavage > vie politique > Etats-Unis > constitution > 1773 > 19e s. (début)
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States > History > 1783-1815.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1775-1783 (Révolution)
États-Unis > Histoire > 1783-1815.
United States.
USA.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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