GOVERNOR JAMES MONROE AND SOUTHAMPTON SLAVE RESISTANCE OF 1799.(Critical Essay)

From: The Historian | Date: March 22, 1999| Author: SCHERR, ARTHUR | Copyright information

James Monroe, when governor of Virginia, suppressed a slave rebellion in 1799 shortly after taking office. Monroe regarded slavery as a necessary evil, and worked to find evidence that could exonerate the accused rebels and offered deportation as a preferable policy to execution. There is significant evidence supporting the theory that Monroe believed slavery should eventually be abolished.

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