Slavery in the United States
By: Jeffrey P. Forret
Series: Issues and controversies in American history
Publisher: Facts On File
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780816081158
Subjects: Sources; Slaves; Law and legislation; Slavery; Legal status, laws; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Slavery and the American revolution : did the American Revolution significantly change the condition and status of Black Americans?; title: Slavery and the U.S. Constitution : was the U.S. Constitution a proslavery document?; title: The transatlantic slave trade : should Congress impose a tax on slaves imported into the United States?; title: Colonization : was the colonization of Black Americans outside the United States a good idea?; title: Slavery and westward expansion : should slavery be restricted in Missouri?; title: Slave resistance : should Virginia abolish slavery after the Nat Turner revolt?; title: Slavery and religion : was the Bible proslavery?; title: Fugitive slaves : should Congress pass the Fugitive Slave Bill of 1850?; title: The Kansas-Nebraska Bill : should the Missouri Compromise line of 1820 be repealed?; title: Slavery and the courts : was the Dred Scott decision of 1857 legally sound?; title: Slavery and the Civil War : should northern military forces accept fugitive slaves who fled to Union lines?