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Congress and the crisis of the 1850s / edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sectionalism (United States).
- History.
- Slavery--Law and legislation.
- United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- United States. Congress--History--19th century.
- United States. Congress.
- Slavery--United States--Extension to the territories.
- Slavery.
- Slavery--Extension to the territories.
- Slavery--Political aspects--United States--History--19th century.
- Slavery--Political aspects.
- Slavery--United States--Legal status of enslaved persons in free states.
- Slavery--Legal status of enslaved persons in free states.
- Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Fugitive slaves.
- Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--History--19th century.
- Sectionalism (United States)--History--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 231 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Athens : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, [2012]
- Summary:
- The success of America in the Mexican War added large amounts of territory to the nation, but also set off fractions in Congress which make today's appear light. At one point, for instance, Representative Charles Brooks almost killed Senator Charles Sumner in a cane assault, while other southern members of Congress stood by and even prevented interference. What were the conflicts about? Primarily slavery, as the decade witnessed the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, followed by the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott case in 1857. Edited by Finkelman (law and public policy, Albany Law School) and Kennon (historian, United States Capitol Historical Society), these 8 academic contributions are mostly the work of historians, but one by an economist even considers how a slave case triggered a financial crisis. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Introduction : a disastrous decade / Paul Finkelman
- Politics, patronage, and public policy : the Compromise of 1850 / Michael F. Holt
- The appeasement of 1850 / Paul Finkleman
- Beyond the balance rule : Congress, statehood, and slavery, 1850-1859 / Matthew Glassman
- Manifest destiny's hangover : Congress confronts territorial expansion and martial masculinity in the 1850s / Amy S. Greenberg
- "When the victims of oppression stand up manfully for themselves" : the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and the role of African Americans in obstructing its enforcement / Spencer R. Crew
- "Agitation is as necessary as tranquility is dangerous" : Kinsley S. Bingham becomes a Republican / Martin J. Hershock
- Dred, panic, war : how a slave case triggered financial crisis and civil disunion / Jenny Wahl
- "Hit him again" : the caning of Charles Sumner / Brooks D. Simpson.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780821419779
- 0821419773
- 9780821443996
- 0821443992
- OCLC:
- 724662724
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