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

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

Author/creator	Van Cleve, George, 1952-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press,
Description	391 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	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.

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 -- Slavery and the dismal fate of Madisonian politics.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-378) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2010002454
ISBN	9780226846682 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226846687 (cloth : alk. paper)

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