Blumrosen, Alfred W. <br/><br/>
Slave nation :  how slavery united the colonies & sparked the American Revolution / 
Alfred W. Blumrosen and Ruth G. Blumrosen ; introduction by Eleanor Holmes Norton. 
 - Naperville, Ill. :  Sourcebooks,  c2005. 
 - xv, 336 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-273) and index. 
<br/><br/>Somerset's journey sparks the American Revolution -- The tinderbox -- Virginia responds to the Somerset Decision -- The Virginia Resolution unites the Colonies and leads to the First Continental Congress in 1774 -- John Adams supports the South on slavery -- Colonies claim independence from Parliament -- The immortal ambiguity "all men are created equal" -- The Articles of Confederation reject Somerset and protect slavery -- The lure of the West : slavery protected in the Territories -- Deadlock over slavery in the Constitutional Convention -- A slave-free Northwest Territory -- Cementing the bargain : ratification by Virginia and the First Congress -- How then should we view the Founding Fathers? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1402204000 (alk. paper) 9781402204005 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>1240901  QBI 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004027271 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Slavery--History--United States--18th century.<br/>African Americans--History--To 1863.<br/>Slavernij.<br/>Abolitionisme.<br/>Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog.<br/>Grondwetten.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Causes.--Revolution, 1775-1783
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E446  / B58 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.3/11