A Necessary Evil?
Slavery and the Debate of the Constitution
- Textbook
A Necessary Evil?
Slavery and the Debate of the Constitution
- Textbook
Description
From abolitionists like Benjamin Rush and John Jay to slaveholders like Washington and Jefferson, slavery presented the creators of the American republic with a profound dilemma. Throughout the period, a growing reform movement stimulated Northern states to emancipate their slaves gradually and prohibit the importation of new ones, but simultaneously entrenched Southern slaveholders and politicians became more dogmatic and defensive as racism triumphed in America. This collection of primary sources, including the complete record of slavery and the Constitiution's ratification, describes the transformation of white America's attitudes toward slavery and freedom from the idealistic beginnings of the Revolution to the harsh realities of postwar depression and nation-building.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Laying Slavery's Foundations
Chapter 3 The Constitutional Convention and Slavery
Chapter 4 New England Debates Slavery and the Constitution
Chapter 5 The Middle States Debate Slavery and the Constitution
Chapter 6 The South Debates Slavery and the Constitution
Chapter 7 Slavery and the New Nation
Chapter 8 Slavery and the Founders: Three Perspectives
Chapter 9 Bibliography
Chapter 10 Index
Product details
| Published | 01 Aug 1995 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 301 |
| ISBN | 9781461665229 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Series | Constitutional Heritage Series |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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