A Slaveholders' Union: Slavery, Politics, and the Constitution in the Early American Republic Book

List of Illustrations Introduction

Part 1 Slavery in the American Revolution
1 From Empire to Confederation
2 Abolition, Slavery Reform, and the Climate of Opinion

Part 2 The Making of the Slaveholders' Constitution
3 Property and Republican Representation
4 Sectional Bargaining and Moral Union

Part 3 Slavery in the New Nation
5 From Constitution to Republican Empire
6 The Missouri Compact and the Rule of Law

Conclusion: Slavery and the Dismal Fate of Madisonian Politics Acknowledgments

Appendix A Notes on the Law of Slavery and Bound Labor Appendix B Calculating Nonslaveholder Voting Strength Appendix C Calculations in Support of Table 4.1
Appendix D House of Representatives Action on the Quaker Memorials

Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index