A slaveholders' union : slavery, politics, and the constitution in the early American Republic / George William Van Cleve.

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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Main Author: Van Cleve, George, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Subjects:
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.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States > History > 1783-1815.
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