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1st ed. |
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viii, 222 pages 20 cm. |
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Documentary history of the United States |
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Documentary history of the United States.
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"TB 1396"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- pt. 1: The American Confederation in war and peace, 1781-1783. The Articles of Confederation, 1781 -- Treaty of peace between the United States and Great Britain, 1782-1783 -- The Crisis at Newburgh and its aftermath (1783) -- Washington's circular letter to the governors, 1783 -- Mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line, 1783 -- Resolutions of the town meeting of Torrington, Connecticut, July 15, 1783 -- pt. 2: A nearly impotent Congress, 1784-1787. 1. The problem of revenues. Rufus King to Elbridge Gerry, June 18, 1786 -- Report of the Congressional Committee on New York's Ratification of the Impost Amendment, August 22, 1786 -- Address of Governor George Clinton to the New York Legislature, January 13, 1787 -- 2. The Problem of the public domain. The Land Ordinance of 1785 -- The Northwest Ordinance, 1787 -- 3. The problem of foreign relations. Adams and England : John Adams's report to John Jay, August 25, 1785 -- Jefferson and France : Jefferson's report to Jay, May 27, 1786 -- The quest for power to regulate commerce : letters from congressmen, August-September 1785 -- The Jay-Gardoqui negotiations : debate in Congress, August 16, 1786 -- pt. 3: The tree of liberty : its fruits and its flavor, 1783-1787. Richard Henry Lee on Republican government in America (1787) -- Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom, January 16, 1786 -- The problem of slavery -- On the limits and distribution of power -- Shays' Rebellion (1786-1787) -- pt. 4: The Constitutional Convention, May-September 1787. William Pierce's sketches of the delegates (1787) -- The Randolph or Virginia Plan, May 29, 1787 -- Debates in Constitutional Convention, June 6, 1787 -- The Paterson or Small States Plan, June 15, 1787 -- Debate on the Randolph and Paterson Plans, June 16, 1787 -- The Hamilton Plan, June 18, 1787 -- Charles Pinckney, debate on representation, June 25, 1787 -- Debates of June 26, 1787 -- Madison's remarks on liberty and power, June 28, 1787 -- Gouverneur Morris on the Senate as an aristocracy, July 2, 1787 -- Debate on the proposed compromise on representation, July 5, 1787 -- Debate on the executive branch, July 19, 1787 -- Debate on the powers of the judiciary, July 21, 1787 -- Continued debate on the Executive Branch, July 25-26, 1787 -- Debate on the Navigation Acts, August 29, 1787 -- Comments from outside the convention, September 1787 -- The Constitution of the United States, September 17, 1787 -- pt. 5: The contest over ratification, 1787-1790. Address by James Wilson at the State House in Philadelphia, October 10, 1787 (favoring ratification) -- Richard Henry Lee : letters from the federal farmer to the republican. letter III, October 10, 1787 (opposing ratification) -- James Madison : the federalist, Number 10, November 23, 1787 (favoring ratification) -- Reasons for the dissent of the anti-federalist minority in Pennsylvania, December 18, 1787 (opposing ratification) -- The Bill of Rights, 1789-1791. |
| Summary |
This volume presents historical documents from the period of time between the U.S. Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution, providing readers with a higher level of understanding and appreciation of the evolving nature of the U.S. Constitution and its relevance to contemporary societal issues. This work begins with a history of that period and of the documents that were generated. A chronology of events from the Annapolis Convention of 1786 through Virginia's ratification of the Bill of Rights in 1791 follows along with a presentation of 27 documents, including: (1) the Articles of Confederation; (2) the Northwest Ordinance; (3) letters written by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson; (4) transcripts of various debates; (5) the Virginia and the New Jersey plans for Union; (6) the Constitution of the United States; (7) some of the papers from "The Federalist"; (8) amendments proposed by Massachusetts and Virginia; and (9) the Bill of Rights. A bibliographical essay suggests 29 items for further reading. An appendix offers high school lesson plans for three of the documents presented: (1) the Virginia plan for Union; (2) debate on executive power; and (3) debate on the judiciary, the veto, and the separation of powers. |
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United States -- History -- Confederation, 1783-1789 -- Sources.
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Confederation of the United States (1783-1789) (OCoLC)fst01352527
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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1783-1789
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
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| Added Author |
McDonald, Ellen Shapiro.
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