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Founding the Republic : a documentary history

Author: John J Patrick
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1995.
Series: Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Sources
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Founding the Republic.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1995
(OCoLC)624419960
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John J Patrick
ISBN: 0313292264 9780313292262
OCLC Number: 32167549
Description: xxiii, 272 p. ; 25 cm.
Series Title: Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues.
Responsibility: edited by John J. Patrick.

Abstract:

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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