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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.005 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1858 |
| Title | The Progress of slavery in the United States |
| Date | 1858 |
| Author | Weston, George Melville (1816-1887) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | Describes the past progress of slavery and considers circumstances that will control the slavery movement in the future. Argues that the growing slave population in the U.S. was an intended result of the territorial expansion of slavery dictated by the interests of those that own and breed slaves. Curbing its expansion will be beneficial to the Southern states. |
| Subjects | Abolition African American History Slavery Westward Expansion Economics |
| People | Weston, George Melville (1816-1887) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Merchants & Commerce; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |