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Slavery and the Federalist Party, 1789-1808

The growth of antislavery sentiment during this era had origins traceable to several aspects of life in revolutionary America. The two most important were the philosophical basis of the revolution and the evolving economic situation, both of which worked together to destroy slavery in the northern and middle states and to restrict it in the South.

Date: August 1966

Creator: Smith, Stewart D.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Civil Liberties and National Unity: Reaction to the Sedition Act in the Southern States, 1798

The traditional narrative of political party development in the United States of America during the latter half of the 1790s ascribes the decline in popularity of the Federalist Party in the Election of 1800 to that party's passage of controversial legislation, specifically the Sedition Act of 1798, prior to the election. Between the passage of the Sedition Act and the Election of 1800, however, the midterm elections of 1798-1799 transpired and resulted in a significant increase in Federalist p… more

Date: December 2017

Creator: Robinson, Sarah Elizabeth