Slave nation
Subtitle: how slavery united the colonies & sparked the American Revolution
By: Alfred W. Blumrosen and Ruth G. Blumrosen ; introduction by Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Contributors: Blumrosen, Ruth G.
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Naperville, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
Subjects: Slavery -- United States -- History -- 18th century.; African Americans -- History -- To 1863.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-273) and index.
Table of contents: title: Somerset's journey sparks the American Revolution; title: The tinderbox; title: Virginia responds to the Somerset Decision; title: The Virginia Resolution unites the Colonies and leads to the First Continental Congress in 1774; title: John Adams supports the South on slavery; title: Colonies claim independence from Parliament; title: The immortal ambiguity "all men are created equal"; title: The Articles of Confederation reject Somerset and protect slavery; title: The lure of the West : slavery protected in the Territories; title: Deadlock over slavery in the Consitutional Convention; title: A slave-free Northwest Territory; title: Cementing the bargain : ratification by Virginia and the First Congress; title: How then should we view the Founding Fathers?