03014nam 2200673Ia 450 991045659470332120200520144314.01-282-34021-297866123402150-313-09348-2(CKB)2550000000002894(EBL)492102(OCoLC)191732812(SSID)ssj0000307178(PQKBManifestationID)11277547(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000307178(PQKBWorkID)10243596(PQKB)11560658(MiAaPQ)EBC492102(Au-PeEL)EBL492102(CaPaEBR)ebr10353675(CaONFJC)MIL234021(EXLCZ)99255000000000289420021218d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA proslavery foreign policy[electronic resource] Haitian-American relations during the early republic /Tim MatthewsonWestport, CT Praeger20031 online resource (174 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-275-98002-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 President George Washington; 3 The End of White Supremacy; 4 President John Adams; 5 The First Intervention; 6 President Thomas Jefferson; 7 The Triumph of Racism; 8 Conclusion; 9 Epilogue; Bibliographical Notes; IndexWhile the influence of racial policy has long been a factor in American foreign policy, one particularly evident example is U.S. relations with Haiti. The troubled relationship began under George Washington, who authorized the dispatch of arms and ammunition to help the French planters of Saint Dominique, present day Haiti, suppress the black rebellion. Washington's support for the defense of slavery in this regard, proved to be important precedent in the formulation of a proslavery policy in the White House, the State Department, and the Congress. Matthewson explores this stormy legacy and diSlaveryPolitical aspectsUnited StatesHistorySlaveryPolitical aspectsHaitiHistoryRacismPolitical aspectsUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesForeign relationsHaitiHaitiForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relations1783-1865Electronic books.SlaveryPolitical aspectsHistory.SlaveryPolitical aspectsHistory.RacismPolitical aspectsHistory.326326.09730903326.097309033326/.0973/09033Matthewson Tim1945-926743MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456594703321A proslavery foreign policy2081304UNINA