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Major Problems in the History of the American South Documents and Essays, Volume 1

by: Escott, Paul; Goldfield, David; McMillen, Sally G.; Turner, Elizabeth Hayes; Paterson, Thomas

Major Problems in the History of the American South Documents and Essays, Volume 1

by: Escott, Paul; Goldfield, David; McMillen, Sally G.; Turner, Elizabeth Hayes; Paterson, Thomas

ISBN 13:
9780395871393
ISBN 10:
0395871395
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 03/29/1999
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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The fascinating collection of essays and documents in these volumes provides a comprehensive view of the culture of the American South as well as its political, social, and economic history. The compelling documents are grouped with important secondary sources, accompanied by chapter introductions, selection headnotes, and suggested readings.


What Is the South? Essays
The Continuity of Southern History
The Discontinuity of Southern History
Quest for a Central Theme
The Difficulty of Consensus on the South
Settlement of Red, White, and Black DOCUMENTS Captain
John Smith Describes the Natives of Virginia, 1612
Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia, 1675–1676
Virginia's Statutes, 1630–1705
Chevalier d'Iberville Explores the Gulf South, 1699
South Carolina Restricts the Liberties of Slaves, 1740
ESSAYS Gender and Race in Colonial Virginia
Jr., Trade and Settlement in the Lower Mississippi Valley
The Maturing of the Colonial South DOCUMENTS Elizabeth
Sprigs Describes Harsh Conditions of Servitude, 1756
Eliza Lucas Writes on Love and Business, 1740, 1741
The Debate over Slavery in Georgia, 1735–1750
Runaway Slave Advertisements from South Carolina, 1743–1784
Merchant Robert Pringle Observes Life and Trade in Charleston, 1739–1743
Reverend Charles Woodmason Decries the "Wild Peoples" of the Carolina Backcountry, 1768
"We Are Free-Men...Not born Slaves": Grievances from the Backcountry, 1767 ESSAYS
How Tobacco Production Shaped Slave Life in the Chesapeake
Georgia's Attempt to Become a Viable Colony
The Revolutionary South and Its Aftermath DOCUMENTS Two
Attempts at Converting the Carolina Backcountry, 1775
Lord Dunmore's Proclamation Freeing Virginia's Slaves, 1775
Thomas Jefferson on the Defection of His Slaves to the British, 1781
Thomas Jefferson's Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom in Virginia, 1777
Eliza Wilkinson's Thoughts on Women and War, 1779
Colonel David Fanning's Memoirs of a Loyalist, 1781
Constitutional Clauses Refering to Slavery, 1787 ESSAYS
The Impact of African American Resistance During the War
Who Should Rule at Home? The Revolution in the Carolina Backcountry
The Emergance of Southern Nationalism DOCUMENTS
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolves, 1798, 1799
The Richmond Virginian Calls for Tighter Controls of Blacks, 1808
Southern Congressmen Defend Slavery in Missouri, 1820
Margaret Trimble McCue Wants to Live in a Free State, 1820
The Supreme Court Addresses Removal of the Indians from Georgia, 1831
The Nullification Crisis in South Carolina, 1832
John C. Calhoun Defends Slavery, 1837 ESSAYS
The Missouri Controversy: A Critical Moment in Southern Sectionalism
The Road Not Taken: Nullification, John C. Calhoun, and the Revolutionary Tradition in South Carolina
The Slaveholders' South DOCUMENTS
The Cotton South (map) Joseph G. Baldwin Examines Frontier Law in Alabama and Mississippi, 1835–1837
Cotton Planter Bennett Barrow Describes Life in Louisiana, 1838, 1839, 1841
Two Plantation Site Plan
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