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Contesting the Constitution, Congress debates the Missouri Crisis, 1819-1821 /

"The admission of Missouri to the Union quickly became a constitutional crisis of the first order, inciting an intensive reexamination of the U.S. Constitution by the U.S. Congress. The heart of the question in need of resolution was whether that body possessed the authority to place conditions...

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Contributors: Belko, W. Stephen, 1967- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2021]
Series:Studies in constitutional democracy
Subjects and Genres:
United States. > Congress > History > 19th century.
United States. > Congress
To 1899
Missouri compromise.
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Slavery > United States > Extension to the territories.
Slavery > United States > Legal status of enslaved persons in free states.
Slavery > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Extension aux États libres.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Statut juridique des esclaves dans les États libres.
Politics and government.
Slavery > Extension to the territories.
Slavery > Law and legislation.
Slavery > Legal status of enslaved persons in free states.
Slavery > Political aspects.
Missouri > Politics and government > To 1865.
United States > Politics and government > 1817-1825.
Missouri > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 1865.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1817-1825.
Missouri.
United States.
History.
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Call Number: KF 4545 .S5 C66 2021
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