Founding the Republic: a documentary history
Establishes a broad picture of the issues that confronted those who framed our government by showing how they arrived at consensus from their numerous conflicting positions. A chronology of major events is followed by seven sections of documents, organized topically. This important library and classroom tool will make it easy for students to research and debate the core political ideas and issues of the founding period. The profound arguments regarding republicanism, federalism, constitutionali…
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- Full title :Founding the Republic : a documentary history / edited by John J. Patrick.
Summary
Establishes a broad picture of the issues that confronted those who framed our government by showing how they arrived at consensus from their numerous conflicting positions. A chronology of major events is followed by seven sections of documents, organized topically. This important library and classroom tool will make it easy for students to research and debate the core political ideas and issues of the founding period. The profound arguments regarding republicanism, federalism, constitutionalism, and individual rights come to life here, contextualized with introductory explanations to stimulate analysis and appraisal of the positions. Unique to this collection are documents relating to the establishment of constitutional governments in the original 13 states, debate over the Bill of Rights, and documents reflecting a variety of alternative voices, including letters and petitions from women and African-American and Native-American leaders. This presents a broader picture of the issues that confronted those who framed our government than has ever before been available.
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- Publication Date:1995.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Greenwood Press
- Place of Publication:Westport, Conn
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1995.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 272 p.).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0313292264, 9780313292262
- oclc:ocn928489163
- LC Classification:E210
- Dewey Decimal:973.3
Table of Contents
Part I. The decision for independence : reasons for and against separation from Britain, 1775-1776. -- Declaration of the causes and necessity of taking up arms (July 6, 1775) -- Proclamation by the king for suppressing rebellion and sedition (August 23, 1775) -- Common sense (Thomas Paine, January 10, 1776) -- The true interest of America impartially stated (published anonymously by the Reverend Charles Inglis, March 1776) -- Resolution for independence (June 7, 1776) -- Notes on the debate in congress on independence (Thomas Jefferson, June 7-July 4, 1776) -- The Declaration of independence (July 4, 1776) -- Part II. Making constitutions for the new American states : debates on models of good government, 1776-1780. The people the best governors : or a plan of government founded on the just principles of natural freedom (published anonymously in New Hampshire, 1776) -- Thoughts on government: applicable to the present state of the American colonies (in a letter from a gentleman [John Adams] to his friend, April 1776) -- The Virginia declaration of rights (June 12, 1776) -- Preamble to the Pennsylvania constitution (August 1776) -- Pennsylvania declaration of rights (August 1776) …
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