A slaveholders' union
Slavery, politics, and the constitution in the early American Republic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6575497 |
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| Authors | George Van Cleve |
| Year | 2010 |
| Pages | 408 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Slaveholders' Union (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| ISBN | 9780226846682 |
| Open Library | OL24040182M |
| Language | EN |
Beginning with its introduction to the first English colonies in North America, slavery in the United States lasted as a legal institution until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865. The author demonstrates that the Constitution was pro-slavery in its politics, its economics, and its law
18th century · 19th century · Law and legislation · Political aspects · Revolution · Slavery · United States · 1775-1783 · 1775-1815 · 1783-1815 · 1783-1865 · 973.7/1 · E446 .v36 2010 · History · law and legislation · revolution · Revolution, 1775-1783 · united states
| Highly cited | No |
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