Jefferson's freeholders and the politics of ownership in the Old Dominion / Christopher Michael Curtis.

Jefferson's Freeholders and the Politics of Ownership in the Old Dominion explores the historical processes by which Virginia was transformed from a British colony into a Southern slave state. It focuses on changing conceptualizations of ownership and emphasizes the persistent influence of the...

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Main Author: Curtis, Christopher Michael (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Series:Cambridge studies on the American South.
Subjects:
Slavery > Political aspects > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Slaveholders > Political activity > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Land tenure > Political aspects > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Common law > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Virginia > Politics and government > 1775-1865.
Virginia > Economic conditions > 19th century.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139084154
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