Contesting Slavery: The Politics of Bondage and Freedom in the New American Nation

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contesting slavery Jeffersonian America Jan Ellen Lewis, Peter S. Onuf, and Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Editors contesting slavery The Politics of Bondage and Freedom in the New American Nation Edited by John Craig Hammond and Matthew Mason University of Virginia Press Charlottesville and London University of Virginia Press ∫ 2011 by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper First published 2011 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Contesting slavery : the politics of bondage and freedom in the new American nation / edited by John Craig Hammond and Matthew Mason. p. cm. — (Jeffersonian America) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8139-3105-0 (cloth : acid-free paper) — isbn 978-0-8139-3117-3 (e-book) 1. Slavery—Political aspects—United States—History—18th century. 2. Slavery—Political aspects—United States—History—19th century. 3. Antislavery movements—United States—History—18th century. 4. Antislavery movements—United States—History— 19th century. 5. United States—Politics and government—1775–1783. 6. United States— Politics and government—1783–1865. 7. Sectionalism (United States)—History—18th century. 8. Sectionalism (United States)—History—19th century. I. Hammond, John Craig,1974– II. Mason, Matthew. e446.c712011 326%.80973—dc22 2010037050 For Hallie, Hannah, and Addison Stacie, Emily, Hannah, and Rachel and Lance and Ira, too This page intentionally left blank ...