The Imperiled Union: Essays on the Background of the Civil War, Volume 2Stampp considers the American concept of a perpetual union, two historiographical controversies about the nature of slavery, the main elements of Republican Party thought in the antebellum period, and the causes of the Civil War. |
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... -65 is problematic , but at the very least we would have been spared the prolix and convoluted debate over the legality of secession . In returning to the old controversy about the nature of 3 The Concept of a Perpetual Union.
... -65 is problematic , but at the very least we would have been spared the prolix and convoluted debate over the legality of secession . In returning to the old controversy about the nature of 3 The Concept of a Perpetual Union.
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... Union is perpetual , confirmed by the history of the Union itself . The Union is much older than the Consti- tution . It was formed in fact , by the Articles of Associa- tion in 1774. It was matured and continued by the Dec- laration of ...
... Union is perpetual , confirmed by the history of the Union itself . The Union is much older than the Consti- tution . It was formed in fact , by the Articles of Associa- tion in 1774. It was matured and continued by the Dec- laration of ...
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... perpetual Union had achieved its full develop- ment , and a President of the United States had pledged himself to use all the power of the federal government to uphold it . Yet , even after the nullification ... PERPETUAL UNION 35.
... perpetual Union had achieved its full develop- ment , and a President of the United States had pledged himself to use all the power of the federal government to uphold it . Yet , even after the nullification ... PERPETUAL UNION 35.
Contents
The Concept of a Perpetual Union | 3 |
The Search for | 39 |
A Humanistic Perspective | 72 |
Copyright | |
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The Imperiled Union: Essays on the Background of the Civil War Kenneth M. Stampp Limited preview - 1981 |
The Imperiled Union: Essays on the Background of the Civil War Kenneth M. Stampp Limited preview - 1981 |
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