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Disagree. The Northwest Ordinance Act was passed, creating the Northwest Territories in 1787. That act banned slavery in the new territories. It was an era where the Federalism was being advocated as a centralizing step, to overcome the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. There certainly was a social basis for anti-slavery in the North-- the expansion of free soil farming-- and I believe it is the Northwest Ordinance Act that so frightened the strengthening plantation rulers in the South to "not make the same mistake twice," and effectively win minority rule through the Senate, and through indirect election of the President. ----- Original Message ----- From: "nada" <[email protected]> > > waistline2 asks the difference between 1776 and 1787. Politically. I > think there was little difference. Few, even among the New England > incipient abolitionists didn't "identify" with the Slaves in the south. > It was also the era, still, of 'states rights' and loyalty to one's own > ex-colony' *respect* for others, to put it bluntly. They were living in > the era of Federalism, and nothing, really was going to test that but > some tax revolts and the like. There was no social basis for > anti-slavery in the north among important sectors of white society, yet, > IMO. > > DW ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
