Date of Award
1938
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
History
Abstract
From 1774 to 1824 Virginia played the most conspicuous role in creating and directing a union of democratic states. In 1861 there is the anomaly of the Old Dominion occupying the stellar position in an attempt to disrupt the confederation which was her hands-work. No amount of explanation as to economic interests, slavery, abolitionism or frustration seems in the last analysis, adequate in understanding this great transition. When reasonable arguments are exhausted and there is yet no central solution to the problem, there remains only the catholic element of change as a conclusion.
Recommended Citation
King, James E., "Economic and social implications of the Southern Literary Messenger 1834-1864" (1938). Honors Theses. 1101.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/1101