A History of the Struggle for Slavery Extension Or Restriction in the United States: From the Declaration of Independence to the Present Day. Mainly Compiled and Condensed from the Journals of Congress and Other Official Records, and Showing the Vote by Yeas and Nays on the Most Important Divisions in Either HouseDix, Edwards & Company, 1856 - 164 Seiten |
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... Slavery in the Colonies Origin in 1620 - Virginia the first Slave colony - Prohibited in Georgia - Adjudged illegal in Massachusetts - Slave Importation prohibited in Virginia and other colonies - Lord Mansfield's Decision . II ...
... Slavery in the Colonies Origin in 1620 - Virginia the first Slave colony - Prohibited in Georgia - Adjudged illegal in Massachusetts - Slave Importation prohibited in Virginia and other colonies - Lord Mansfield's Decision . II ...
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... SLAVERY IN THE COLONIES . HUMAN Slavery , as it existed in the pa- gan world , and especially in the infancy , vig- or , and decline of Greek and Roman civiliza- tion , gradually died out in the advancing light of Christianity . When ...
... SLAVERY IN THE COLONIES . HUMAN Slavery , as it existed in the pa- gan world , and especially in the infancy , vig- or , and decline of Greek and Roman civiliza- tion , gradually died out in the advancing light of Christianity . When ...
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... slave colonies ; but such is not the fact . However slender and dubious its legal basis , Slavery ex- isted in each and all of the colonies that unit- ed to declare and maintain their independ- ence . Slaves were proportionately more nu ...
... slave colonies ; but such is not the fact . However slender and dubious its legal basis , Slavery ex- isted in each and all of the colonies that unit- ed to declare and maintain their independ- ence . Slaves were proportionately more nu ...
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... slaves in England , and that even baptism was no bar to the mas- ter's claim . This opinion was , in 1749 , held to be sound law by Yorke ( now Lord Hard- wicke ) , sitting as Judge , on the ground that , if the contrary ruling of Lord ...
... slaves in England , and that even baptism was no bar to the mas- ter's claim . This opinion was , in 1749 , held to be sound law by Yorke ( now Lord Hard- wicke ) , sitting as Judge , on the ground that , if the contrary ruling of Lord ...
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... Slavery from the Federal Territories was defeated . The Ordinance , thus depleted , after under- going some further amendments , was finally approved April 23rd - all the delegates , but ... slave 4 THE STRUGGLE FOR SLAVERY RESTRICTION . to.
... Slavery from the Federal Territories was defeated . The Ordinance , thus depleted , after under- going some further amendments , was finally approved April 23rd - all the delegates , but ... slave 4 THE STRUGGLE FOR SLAVERY RESTRICTION . to.
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