Major Problems in the Era of the American Revolution, 1760-1791 Documents and Essays

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This text delves into the many facets of the colonial uprising and its aftermath, concluding with the ratification of the Bill of Rights. The volume combines primary sources, analytical essays, chapter introductions, and headnotes to encourage students to think critically about the revolutionary era.

Preface

xiii

Interpreting the American Revolution

(26)

Essays

The Revolution Preserved Social Inequality

(4)

Barbara Clark Smith

The Revolution Destroyed Monarchy and Paved the Way for Democracy

(5)

Gordon S. Wood

Boycotts Made the Revolution Radical

(14)

T.H. Breen

Society and Politics on the Eve of the Revolution

(44)

Documents

a Connecticut Slave, Earns His Freedom, 1729-1766

(4)

Venture Smith

a College Graduate, Views Rural Massachusetts, 1760

(5)

John Adams

a Schoolgirl, Learns About Growing Up in Boston, 1771

(3)

Anna Green Winslow

a New Jersey Tutor, Admires the Tidewater Gentry, 1773

(7)

Philip Vickers Fithian

Essays

The Preconditions of the American Revolution

(12)

Jack P. Greene

The Emergence of Popular Politics

(12)

Richard R. Beeman

The British Empire and the War for North America

(27)

Documents

Franklin, et al., Devise Albany Plan of Colonial Union, 1754

(3)

Benjamin Franklin Predicts the Plan of Union Will Fail, 1754

(1)

Order in Council on the Reform of the Customs Service, 1763

(1)

Rev. Thomas Barnard Looks to Future Glories, 1763

(2)

Essays

Friction Between Colonial Troops and British Regulars

(9)

Fred Anderson

Britain Defined by Its Empire

(10)

P.J. Marshall

British Reforms and Colonial Resistance

(40)

Documents

Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions, 1765

(1)

Governor Francis Bernard Describes the Boston Riot, 1765

100

(2)

The Declarations of the Stamp Act Congress, 1765

102

(1)

``William Pym'' Asserts Parliamentary Supremacy, 1765

103

(2)

The House of Commons Questions Benjamin Franklin, 1766

105

(5)

Lord Camden (Charles Pratt) Exhorts Parliament to Change Direction, 1766

110

(2)

Parliament Repeals the Stamp Act but Declares Its Authority, 1766

112

(1)

John Dickinson Exhorts the Colonists to Opposition, 1767-1768

113

(4)

Charleston Merchants Propose a Plan of Nonimportation, 1769

117

(2)

Essays

The Assertion of Parliamentary Control and Its Significance

119

(9)

Edmund S.

Helen M. Morgan

The Townshend Acts and the Consolidation of Colonial Resistance

128

(10)

Pauline Maier

The Imperial Crisis: From the Tea Act to the Declaration of Independence

138

(51)

Documents

John Adams Reflects on the Boston Tea Party, 1773

140

(1)

Parliament Debates the Coercive Acts, 1774

140

(3)

The Coercive Acts, 1774

143

(3)

Thomas Jefferson Asserts American Rights, 1774

146

(6)

Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, 1774

152

(2)

King George Proclaims America in Rebellion, 1775

154

(1)

Thomas Paine Calls for Common Sense, 1776

155

(15)

The Declaration of Independence, 1776

170

(3)

Essays

The Mixed Motives of Merchant Revolutionaries

173

(7)

Thomas M. Doerflinger

Declaring Independence

180

(9)

Pauline Maier

Fighting for Independence

189

(35)

Documents

John Adams Discusses Military Preparations, 1776

191

(3)

General George Washington Asks Congress for an Effective Army, 1776

194

(3)

Congress Calls on States to Support Continental Army, 1776

197

(1)

A Soldier Views Mutiny Among American Troops, 1780

198

(2)

General George Washington Explains Army Problems and Calls for Help, 1780

200

(1)

A Veteran Remembers the Battle of Saratoga, 1777

201

(1)

Two Views of the Battle of Yorktown, 1781

202

(3)

Essays

Hearts and Minds: The Case of ``Long Bill'' Scott

205

(7)

John W. Shy

The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Militia

212

(12)

Don Higginbotham

Outsiders and Enemies: Native Americans and the Loyalists

224

(32)

Documents

Oneida Indians Declare Neutrality, 1775

225

(1)

John Adams Reports on Congress's Strategy Toward the Native Americans, 1775

226

(1)

Chickasaw Indians Seek Help, 1783

227

(2)

Patriots Intimidate a New Jersey Loyalist, 1775

229

(1)

A Patriot Urges Congress to Execute Loyalists, 1776

229

(1)

A Newspaper Attack on Loyalists, 1779

229

(2)

Thomas Hutchinson Criticizes the Declaration of Independence, 1776

231

(2)

Loyalists Plead Their Cause to King, Parliament, and the British People, 1782

233

(3)

Benjamin Rush Contrasts Loyalists and Patriots, 1777

236

(2)

Essays

There Was No Winning Strategy for the Indians

238

(9)

Gregory Evans Dowd

The Loyalists Confront Civil, Revolutionary, and Partisan Warfare

247

(9)

Robert M. Calhoon

Are All Men Equal? The African-American Challenge

256

(31)

Documents

Massachusetts Slaves Argue for Freedom, 1773

257

(1)

Worcester County, Massachusetts, Calls for the Abolition of Slavery, 1775

258

(1)

Lemuel Haynes, a New England Mulatto, Attacks Slavery, 1776

258

(1)

Lord Dunmore Promises Freedom to Slaves Who Fight for Britain, 1775

259

(1)

Three Virginia Countries Defend Slavery, 1785

260

(1)

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, 1863

261

(1)

Essays

Slavery Attacked and Defended

262

(13)

Sylvia R. Frey

The Revolution in Black Life

275

(12)

Ira Berlin

Gender and Citizenship in a Revolutionary Republic

287

(24)

Documents

Thomas Paine Admits Women Have Some Rights

288

(2)

Abigail and John Adams Debate Women's Rights, 1776

290

(3)

An American Woman Asserts Women's Rights, 1780

293

(1)

The Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Convention, 1848

294

(2)

Essays

The Revolution and Women's Rights

296

(10)

Linda K. Kerber

Women Were Recognized in the Constitution

306

(5)

Jan Lewis

Toleration Versus Religious Freedom in a Protestant Republic

311

(30)

Documents

Toleration Can Be Joined to Religious Establishment, 1776

312

(2)

The Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, 1780

314

(1)

Boston Supports Religion for the Sake of Order, 1780

315

(1)

Ashby, Massachusetts, Opposes Religious Establishment, 1780

316

(1)

Rev. Ezra Stiles, America Will Sustain Christian Truth, 1783

317

(2)

Philadelphia Jews Seek Equality Before the Law, 1783

319

(1)

James Madison Protests Religious Taxes, 1785

320

(4)

Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty, 1786

324

(2)

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution, 1791

326

(1)

Essays

Was There a Revolutionary Millennium?

326

(8)

Jon Butler

The Role of Religion in the Revolution

334

(7)

William G. McLoughlin

Peacetime Government Under the Articles of Confederation

341

(48)

Documents

The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, 1781

343

(6)

Congress Passes an Ordinance on Western Lands, 1785

349

(1)

The Northwest Ordinance, 1787

350

(3)

Congressman Charles Pinckney Admonishes the New Jersey Legislature, 1786

353

(2)

Delegates Report from a Demoralized Congress, 1787

355

(2)

Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Farmers Call for Help, 1786

357

(1)

Regulators Call for Popular Support, 1786

358

(1)

The Massachusetts Legislature Advises Thrift, Virtue, and Patience, 1786

359

(5)

Essays

American Federalism Before the Constitution

364

(10)

Jack N. Rakove

In Massachusetts All Politics Was Local in the 1780s

374

(15)

John L. Brooke

Making the Constitution of 1787

389

(50)

Documents

James Madison on the Vices of the Political System of the United States, 1787

390

(5)

Edmund Randolph Presents the Virginia Plan, 1787

395

(2)

William Patterson Proposes the New Jersey Plan, 1787

397

(2)

Congress Debates the New Jersey and Virginia Plans, 1787

399

(3)

Congress Debates the Issues, 1787

402

(9)

Democracy and the Lower House

402

(1)

Sectional Interests and Legislative Apportionment

403

(3)

Qualifications for Voters

406

(3)

Slavery and the Importation of Slaves

409

(2)

The Constitution of the United States of America, 1787

411

(8)

Essays

What Happened at the Constitutional Convention

419

(9)

Lance G. Banning

Ideas and Interests Drove Constitution-Making

428

(11)

Jack N. Rakove

Ratification Politics and the Bill of Rights

439

(44)

Documents

The Federalist Expounds the Advantages of the Constitution, 1787-1788

440

(11)

Factions and Their Remedy (James Madison, No. 10)

440

(4)

The Constitution Is National and Federal (James Madison, No. 39)

444

(3)

The System of Checks and Balances (Alexander Hamilton or James Madison, No. 51)

447

(1)

No Bill of Rights Is Needed (Alexander Hamilton, No. 84)

448

(3)

Antifederalists Attack the Constitution, 1787-1788

451

(3)

Richard Henry Lee on Why a National Government Will Be Unrepresentative and Despotic

451

(1)

James Winthrop Explains Why a Large Republic Cannot Work

452

(1)

Mercy Otis Warren Offers Eighteen Reasons to Reject the Constitution

453

(1)

Proceedings in the State Ratifying Conventions, 1788

454

(8)

Massachusetts Proposes Amendments to the Constitution

454

(2)

Patrick Henry of Virginia Denounces the Constitution

456

(2)

Virginia's Declaration of Rights and Proposed Amendments to the Constitution

458

(4)

The Constitutional Amendments, 1791 (The Bill of Rights)

462

(2)

Essays

The Main Themes of Constitutional Discussion

464

(9)

Isaac Kramnick

The Politics of the Bill of Rights

473

(10)

Leonard W. Levy

The Consequences of the Revolution

483

(29)

Essays

The Revolution Advanced Men's and Women's Rights

484

(10)

Rosemarie Zagarri

The Revolution Was Radical in Some Ways, Not in Others

494

(18)

Alfred F. Young

The Revolution Rearranged North America's Human Landscape

512

Edward Countryman

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Major Problems in the Era of the American Revolution, 1760-1791 Documents and Essays

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