Where did the United States find the money to remove Native Americans to the West? As Bill Freehling has pointed out, it at least demonstrates that the national government had the political will to execute a removal program given the right incentives. I freely admit that there were many differences in the two circumstances, but it gave a certain veneer of plausibility to colonization. Gregg Kimball -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Finkelman, Paul <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 1:05 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] The Peculiar Institution's End Without The Intervention Of The Civil War Hard to imagine where would have found the ships and money for a mass exodus to Liberia. ======================================== Paul Finkelman President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law Albany Law School 80 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208 518-445-3386 (p) 518-445-3363 (f) [log in to unmask] www.paulfinkelman.com -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Craig Kilby Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 12:34 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] The Peculiar Institution's End Without The Intervention Of The Civil War I wrote that, and it was in connection Lincoln's initial plan to send freed slaves to Liberia. I clearly stated that that was veering off topic of this thread. Lincoln abandoned that plan due to vocal opposition from the black community. That sentence was part of a larger "conjecture" of how slavery would have ended had the South won, whenever it ended, if it would ever end (and it surely would.) Craig Kilby On May 7, 2012, at 11:53 PM, Finkelman, Paul <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > One post suggested that "hundreds of thousands of blacks" might have gone to Liberia? On what boats? How many ships were around to move them? Who would pay for it? ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html