# The Negro in Tennessee, 1790-1865

Author: Patterson, C. Perry (Caleb Perry), 1880-1971

Genre: Category: History - Other

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67473

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## Summary

The introduction of slavery into Tennessee was a part of the westward movement of colonization. It had passed the experimental stage of its development in North Carolina before Tennessee acquired an independent political existence.[1] Its economic, social, and legal aspects had largely been determined before Tennessee was even settled.[2] As a system of labor, it had proved a valuable adjunct to the sturdy pioneers in converting the wilderness of North Carolina into a growing community that began immediately to look forward to statehood.[3] As a social institution, it had been left primarily to the regulation of custom. As a problem of government, an elaborate code had been enacted for it...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-negro-in-tennessee-1790-1865-67473/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-negro-in-tennessee-1790-1865-67473/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-negro-in-tennessee-1790-1865-67473/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-negro-in-tennessee-1790-1865-67473/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-negro-in-tennessee-1790-1865-67473/chapters/4/index.md)
- [act did not prohibit people from moving to the state with their slaves,](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-negro-in-tennessee-1790-1865-67473/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-negro-in-tennessee-1790-1865-67473/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-negro-in-tennessee-1790-1865-67473/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-negro-in-tennessee-1790-1865-67473/chapters/9/index.md)