A slaveholders' union : slavery, politics, and the constitution in the early American Republic /
Van Cleve, George, 1952-
A slaveholders' union : slavery, politics, and the constitution in the early American Republic / George William Van Cleve. - Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010. - 391 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-378) and index.
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.
9780226846682 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226846687 (cloth : alk. paper)
2010002454
Slavery--History--18th century.
Slavery--History--19th century.
Slavery--Political aspects--United States.
Slavery--Law and legislation--History--United States--18th century.
Slavery--Law and legislation--History--United States--19th century.
Esclavitud--Historia--Estados Unidos--Siglos XVIII
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States--History--1783-1815.
Estados Unidos--Historia--Revolución, 1775-1783.
Estados Unidos--Historia--1783-1815.
002 E 446 / V222s 2010
973.7/1
A slaveholders' union : slavery, politics, and the constitution in the early American Republic / George William Van Cleve. - Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010. - 391 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-378) and index.
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.
9780226846682 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226846687 (cloth : alk. paper)
2010002454
Slavery--History--18th century.
Slavery--History--19th century.
Slavery--Political aspects--United States.
Slavery--Law and legislation--History--United States--18th century.
Slavery--Law and legislation--History--United States--19th century.
Esclavitud--Historia--Estados Unidos--Siglos XVIII
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States--History--1783-1815.
Estados Unidos--Historia--Revolución, 1775-1783.
Estados Unidos--Historia--1783-1815.
002 E 446 / V222s 2010
973.7/1