Virginia and state rights, 1750-1861 : the genesis and promotion of a doctrine / Charles Pinnegar

Author: Pinnegar, Charles
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009]
Copyright Date: ©2009
Physical Description: v, 278 pages ; 26 cm

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Contents

Pt. I. Contributing Factors Motivating Virginia's Ideological Attitudes -- 1. Revolutionary Era Factors Influencing Virginia's Gravitation Toward State Rights -- 2. The People's Preratification Estimate of the Constitution -- 3. The Virginia Ratification Convention - Issues Connected to Government -- 4. The Virginia Ratification Convention - Constitutional Powers and Rights -- 5. Government on Trial - National Policies and the State Rights Reaction -- Pt. II. Guardian of the People's Rights - Educating the Public -- 6. The Principles of '98 -- 7. Laying the Groundwork - Congressional Power and Slavery -- 8. The Nature of the Union - John Marshall vs. Spencer Roane -- 9. Andrew Jackson, Nullification, and the Nature of the Union -- 10. The Culmination of the State Rights Doctrines.

Summary

"Part One looks at contributing factors motivating Virginia's ideological attitudes toward state rights. Part Two examines the methodologies employed by concerned Virginians to maintain the currency of state rights in the face of nationalist threats to a southern interpretation of liberty by examining publicly available documents and essays"--Provided by publisher.

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ISBN

9780786443949 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786443944 (softcover : alk. paper)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-271) and index.

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