TY  - BOOK
AU  - Blumrosen,Alfred W.
AU  - Blumrosen,Ruth G.
TI  - Slave nation: how slavery united the colonies & sparked the American Revolution 
SN  - 1402204000 (alk. paper)
AV  - E446 B58 2005
U1  - 973.3/11 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Naperville, Ill.
PB  - Sourcebooks
KW  - Slavery
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - African Americans
KW  - To 1863
KW  - Slavernij
KW  - gtt
KW  - Abolitionisme
KW  - Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog
KW  - Grondwetten
KW  - Revolution, 1775-1783
KW  - Causes
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-273) and index; 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?
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip053/2004027271.html
ER  -