Antebellum America, 1787-1861: A Sourcebook on States' Rights, Limited Government, Slavery, Political Violence and the Road to Civil War

by Thomas J. Ebert and Allen Carden

A companion to Abraham Lincoln and His Times, this volume is a documentary sourcebook that provides a roadmap to the antebellum era. The primary documents assembled herein describe how slavery became intertwined with the antebellum arguments over the nature of the federal constitution, whether it created a national government or a loose confederation of states. The emphatic opinions on both sides of this debate are highlighted in the documents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476696314
• ISBN13: 9781476696317
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 120 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up