Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One. Slavery in the American Revolution 15
6. Part Two. The Making of the Slaveholders’ Constitution 101
7. Part Three. Slavery in the New Nation 185
8. Conclusion. Slavery and the Dismal Fate of Madisonian Politics 267
9. Acknowledgments 277
10. Appendix A. Notes on the Law of Slavery and Bound Labor 281
11. Appendix B. Calculating Nonslaveholder Voting Strength 283
12. Appendix C. Calculations in Support of Table 4.1 285
13. Appendix D. House of Representatives Action on the Quaker Memorials 289
14. Abbreviations 293
15. Notes 295
16. Bibliography 357
17. Index 379