Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-210) and index.
Contents
The end of the Revolution -- The Treaty of Paris -- The problem of imperial organization -- Poverty and peril -- Commercial and financial conditions -- Diplomatic relations -- Founding a colonial system -- Founding of new commonwealths -- Paper money -- Shay's Rebellion -- Proposals to alter the Articles of Confederation -- Plan for a national government -- Shall the Confederation be patched up? -- The great compromise -- The law of the land -- Further compromises and the conclusion of the Convention's work -- The Constitution before the people -- For better or for worse.
