Slaveholders Union Slavery, Politics, and the Constitution in the - Early American Republi

Informationen zum Autor George William Van Cleve is Scholar-in-Residence in the Department of History at the University of Virginia. Klappentext After its early introduction into the English colonies in North America, slavery in the United States lasted as a legal institution until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865. This book demonstrates that slavery was indeed an essential part of the foundation of the nascent republic. Zusammenfassung After its early introduction into the English colonies in North America! slavery in the United States lasted as a legal institution until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865. This book demonstrates that slavery was indeed an essential part of the foundation of the nascent republic.

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• Authors: George William Van Cleve, George William Van Cleve, Van Cleve George William
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2011
• EAN: 9780226846705
• ISBN: 978-0-226-84670-5
• No. of pages: 408
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Slavery and abolition of slavery