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Author Forret, Jeff, 1972-

Title Slavery in the United States / Jeff Forret.

Publication Info. New York : Facts On File, [2012]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  306.362 F731S    Check Shelf
Description xxiii, 445 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Series Issues & controversies in American history
Issues & controversies in American history.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Slavery and the American revolution : did the American Revolution significantly change the condition and status of Black Americans? -- Slavery and the U.S. Constitution : was the U.S. Constitution a proslavery document? -- The transatlantic slave trade : should Congress impose a tax on slaves imported into the United States? -- Colonization : was the colonization of Black Americans outside the United States a good idea? -- Slavery and westward expansion : should slavery be restricted in Missouri? -- Slave resistance : should Virginia abolish slavery after the Nat Turner revolt? -- Slavery and religion : was the Bible proslavery? -- Fugitive slaves : should Congress pass the Fugitive Slave Bill of 1850? -- The Kansas-Nebraska Bill : should the Missouri Compromise line of 1820 be repealed? -- Slavery and the courts : was the Dred Scott decision of 1857 legally sound? -- Slavery and the Civil War : should northern military forces accept fugitive slaves who fled to Union lines?
Subject Slavery. (OCoLC)fst01120426
Sklaverei.
Genre/Form Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
Subject Slavery -- United States -- History -- Sources.
United States.
Slavery -- Law and legislation. (OCoLC)fst01120465
Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
Enslaved persons -- Legal status, laws, etc. (OCoLC)fst01120565
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Enslaved persons -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History.
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Subject Slavery -- United States -- History.
ISBN 9780816081158 (alkaline paper)
0816081158 (alkaline paper)
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