The slaveholding republic : an account of the United States government's relations to slavery
This volume analyses how the government of the United States effectively became an agent of the slaveholding interest, despite the fact that the nation had been founded upon ideals potentially hostile to the institution of slavery
History
1 online resource (xiii, 466 pages)
9780195158052, 9780195141771, 9780198032472, 9781280655395, 9780199849475, 9786610655397, 0195158059, 0195141776, 0198032471, 1280655399, 0199849471, 6610655391
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Preface
Introduction
Slavery and the founding of the republic
Slavery in the national capital
Slavery in American foreign relations
African slave trade, 1789 to 1842
African slave trade, 1842 to 1862
Fugitive slave problem to 1850
Fugitive slave problem, 1850 to 1864
Slavery in the federal territories
Republican revolution
Conclusion
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
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