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Author : Stuart Gerry Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Constitutional History
ISBN : 0390138509
Author : Merrill Jensen
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : History
ISBN : 0299002047
"Here is a book which deals with clashes between economic and political factors in the American Revolution as realistically as if its author were dealing with a presidential election."--Social Studies "An admirable analysis. It presents, in succinct form, the results of a generation of study of this chapter of our history and summarizes fairly the conclusions of that study."--Henry Steele Commager, New York Times Book Review
Author : George William Van Cleve
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226641522
In 1783, as the Revolutionary War came to a close, Alexander Hamilton resigned in disgust from the Continental Congress after it refused to consider a fundamental reform of the Articles of Confederation. Just four years later, that same government collapsed, and Congress grudgingly agreed to support the 1787 Philadelphia Constitutional Convention, which altered the Articles beyond recognition. What occurred during this remarkably brief interval to cause the Confederation to lose public confidence and inspire Americans to replace it with a dramatically more flexible and powerful government? We Have Not a Government is the story of this contentious moment in American history. In George William Van Cleve’s book, we encounter a sharply divided America. The Confederation faced massive war debts with virtually no authority to compel its members to pay them. It experienced punishing trade restrictions and strong resistance to American territorial expansion from powerful European governments. Bitter sectional divisions that deadlocked the Continental Congress arose from exploding western settlement. And a deep, long-lasting recession led to sharp controversies and social unrest across the country amid roiling debates over greatly increased taxes, debt relief, and paper money. Van Cleve shows how these remarkable stresses transformed the Confederation into a stalemate government and eventually led previously conflicting states, sections, and interest groups to advocate for a union powerful enough to govern a continental empire. Touching on the stories of a wide-ranging cast of characters—including John Adams, Patrick Henry, Daniel Shays, George Washington, and Thayendanegea—Van Cleve makes clear that it was the Confederation’s failures that created a political crisis and led to the 1787 Constitution. Clearly argued and superbly written, We Have Not a Government is a must-read history of this crucial period in our nation’s early life.
Author : Oliver Aiken Howland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : History
ISBN : HARVARD:HXV84W
Author : Sadie Silva
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781502660299
In the midst of the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers began planning a new government. Wary of overreach, they created a weak central government through the Articles of Confederation that proved ineffective at keeping the new nation united. Today, states’ rights are still debated, and people have different opinions on how weak the central government should be. Full-color photographs, sidebars, and fascinating fact boxes highlight the reasons why the Articles of Confederation failed. This helps readers think critically about the current debate over weak versus strong central government, which is highlighted in enlightening discussion questions.
Author : Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1905
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025477451
Author : Kristin Eck
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1404204121
Describes the history and development of the United States Constitution.
Author : David J. Bodenhamer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199913039
The framers of the Constitution chose their words carefully when they wrote of a more perfect union--not absolutely perfect, but with room for improvement. Indeed, we no longer operate under the same Constitution as that ratified in 1788, or even the one completed by the Bill of Rights in 1791--because we are no longer the same nation. In The Revolutionary Constitution, David J. Bodenhamer provides a comprehensive new look at America's basic law, integrating the latest legal scholarship with historical context to highlight how it has evolved over time. The Constitution, he notes, was the product of the first modern revolution, and revolutions are, by definition, moments when the past shifts toward an unfamiliar future, one radically different from what was foreseen only a brief time earlier. In seeking to balance power and liberty, the framers established a structure that would allow future generations to continually readjust the scale. Bodenhamer explores this dynamic through seven major constitutional themes: federalism, balance of powers, property, representation, equality, rights, and security. With each, he takes a historical approach, following their changes over time. For example, the framers wrote multiple protections for property rights into the Constitution in response to actions by state governments after the Revolution. But twentieth-century courts--and Congress--redefined property rights through measures such as zoning and the designation of historical landmarks (diminishing their commercial value) in response to the needs of a modern economy. The framers anticipated just such a future reworking of their own compromises between liberty and power. With up-to-the-minute legal expertise and a broad grasp of the social and political context, this book is a tour de force of Constitutional history and analysis.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : A H M Publications
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015013309862
Author : Jack Richon Pole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000317427
Author : Gordon S. Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000382217
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Author : Joshua Mawhorter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798681840992
What is the name of the first constitution of the American States? I ask this question year to year to start of the introduction to the Articles of Confederation because this tricky question confuses many and makes the point that the Constitution was not the original written agreement between the American States. The time period of the Articles of Confederation-between the ending of the American Revolution to the ratification of the Constitution by the States-is, without doubt, the most overlooked and misunderstood time period of American history. A fellow history teacher briefly described his next few lessons through the period of the American Revolution to the Constitution as follows, "The Revolution ended, then the Articles were accepted and it sucked, then they changed to the Constitution." While this was just an off-hand statement made to describe a plan in a quick sentence by a knowledgeable history teacher, that is the basic impression people have about the Articles of Confederation if they know anything at all. What were the Articles of Confederation? Were they needed (especially to win the Revolution)? Why were they replaced?
Author : Alexander Hamilton,John Jay,James Madison
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781528785877
Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton. Following the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, the governing doctrines and policies of the States lacked cohesion. “The Federalist”, as it was previously known, was constructed by American statesman Alexander Hamilton, and was intended to catalyse the ratification of the United States Constitution. Hamilton recruited fellow statesmen James Madison Jr., and John Jay to write papers for the compendium, and the three are known as some of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755–1804) was an American lawyer, journalist and highly influential government official. He also served as a Senior Officer in the Army between 1799-1800 and founded the Federalist Party, the system that governed the nation’s finances. His contributions to the Constitution and leadership made a significant and lasting impact on the early development of the nation of the United States.
Author : David J. Bodenhamer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : LAW
ISBN : 9780195378320
The U.S. Constitution: A Very Short Introduction explores the major themes of American constitutional history-federalism, the balance of powers, property, representation, equality, rights, and security. Informed by the latest scholarship, each theme illustrates how the Constitution has served as a dynamic framework for legitimating power and advancing liberty.
Author : Willi Paul Adams
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2001-12-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780742580107
For the last twenty years this book has been cited by every serious writer on early American constitutional development. Any constitutional history of the independent United States must begin with this comprehensive study. Professor Adams combines a European perspective and a thorough knowledge of the antecedents of 1787 to create an insightful analysis of the replacement by the revolutionary generation of one government by another by—they thought—'constitutional' means. Acting for 'the people' in 11 of the 13 rebelling states, various kinds of self-empowered committees, 'congresses,' or 'conventions' created new constitutions and a system in which the states dominated over the weaker Confederation government. This volume contains two new chapters: one demonstrating precedents in the state constitutions for the U.S. Constitution, and another chapter critically testing the 'republicanism over liberalism' thesis against political ideas and institutional arrangements that constitute the first state constitutions. The bibliography has been updated to include the rich body of work written during the last two decades, much of it indebted to this pioneering study.