Jefferson s Freeholders and the Politics of Ownership in the Old - Dominio

This book explores the processes by which Virginia was transformed from a British colony into a Southern slave state.

List of contents

1. Introduction: the tragedy of ownership; Part I. Renovatio: 2. Taking notice of an error; 3. The chosen people of God; Part II. Reformatio: 4. An invidious and anti-Republican test; 5. Can these be the sons of their fathers?; 6. Doubt seems to have arisen; 7. A new system of jurisprudence; Part III. Conclusion: Reaction.

About the author

Christopher Michael Curtis serves as the Department Head for the Department of History at Armstrong State University, Georgia. He is a former Marine Infantry Officer.

Summary

This book explores how Virginia was transformed from a British colony into a Southern slave state. It details how the traditional principles of land tenure were subverted by economic and political changes, and how they fostered law reforms where slavery replaced land ownership as the distinguishing basis for political power.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Michael Curtis, Christopher Michael (Claflin University Curtis, Curtis Christopher Michael
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2014
• EAN: 9781107639676
• ISBN: 978-1-107-63967-6
• No. of pages: 270
• Series: Cambridge Studies on the Ameri; Cambridge Studies on the Ameri; Cambridge Studies on the American South
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Virginia, LAW / Legal History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Legal History, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, National liberation and independence, Slavery and abolition of slavery