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The constitutional origins of the American Civil War /

In an incisive analysis of over two dozen clauses as well as several 'unwritten' rules and practices, The Constitutional Origins of the American Civil War shows how the Constitution aggravated the sectional conflict over slavery to the point of civil war. Going beyond the fugitive slave cl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conlin, Michael F., 1968- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2019]
Series:Cambridge historical studies in American law and society.
Subjects:
Constitutional history > United States > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes.

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