Slavery and Politics in the Early American Republic (review)

Most specialists would see these statements as problematic; for, as historians of the era would contend, individuals, North Carolinians and Virginians in particular, voiced opposition to the Atlantic slave trade not because they supported abolition but because they hoped to reap the financial benefi...

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Published in:Civil War history 2008-03, Vol.54 (1), p.91-93
Main Author: Guasco, Suzanne Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Debates
Politics
Slave trade
Slavery
War of 1812
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Summary:Most specialists would see these statements as problematic; for, as historians of the era would contend, individuals, North Carolinians and Virginians in particular, voiced opposition to the Atlantic slave trade not because they supported abolition but because they hoped to reap the financial benefits of an emerging domestic slave trade to the expanding southwest.
ISSN:0009-8078
1533-6271
1533-6271
DOI:10.1353/cwh.2008.0006