Slavery and politics in the early American republic / Matthew Mason.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mason, Matthew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--Political aspects--United States--History--19th century.

United States--Politics and government--1789-1815.

United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Slavery & politics in the early American republic

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Challenges the common contention that slavery held little political significance in America until the Missouri Crisis of 1819. This book demonstrates that slavery and politics were enmeshed in the creation of the nation, and in fact there was never a time between the Revolution and the Civil War in which slavery went uncontested.

Contents:

Slavery and politics to 1808

Federalists, Republicans, and slavery during the War of 1812

Slavery and partisan conflict during the era of good feelings

Slavery in Anglo-American relations

The political impact of African Americans

Defending against slavery

Defending slavery

Commencement exercises : the Missouri crisis

Antebellum legacies.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-330) and index.

ISBN:

979-88-908806-8-0

1-4696-0610-0

0-8078-7663-1

OCLC:

476237073