Civil War as a Constitutional Crisis

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Civil War as a Constitutional Crisis

• Arthur Bestor
• American Historical Review, Vol. 69, No. 2, Jan
  1964, 327-352

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Key Concepts
Constitution Crisis Catastrophe Politics Economi
cs Configuration Property
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Key Events
Monroe Doctrine Missouri Compromise Wilmot
Proviso Ostend Manifesto Jeffersonian Plan State
Sovereignty
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Historical Explanation
Context Multiple Factors Long-Term Short Term
How do these fit into our way of knowing?
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What were the Issues?
Economics Slavery Territories Constitutional
Interpretation
Know the Complexity of Each
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Who was Arguing?
Northern Democrats Southern Democrats Republicans
What were they saying?