History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States: With Notices of Its Principal Framers, Volume 1

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Cessation of Exports and Imports
50
Instructions to the Delegates
51
Popular Feeling about the Grievances
64
Delay in obtaining Decisions
77
Washington borrows Money of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
80
CONSEQUENCES OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE REORGANI
89
Ill Effects of the System
96
The Congress apologizes to the Governors of the States
102
Eminent Men retire from Congress
104
Independence proposed
110
States engaged in forming Governments
116
Union of the People of the United States as distinguished from
123
The present Congress compared with that of 1776
127
Assent of Maryland to the Confederation withheld
133
Circular Letter of Congress recommending the Articles of Con
136
Progress of the People of the United States towards a National
139
Powers of Congress with regard to Internal Affairs
145
CHAPTER I
155
Impracticable Adherence to the Principles of Civil Liberty
161
Critical Position of the Country 326
163
Changes of the Members of Congress 126
165
Situation of Washington
167
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OF THE CONFEDERATION REVOLUTIONARY
172
Claims of the various Classes of the Public Creditors
178
Design of the Framers of the Revenue System
185
Note on the Newburgh Addresses
194
CHAPTER III
200
Hamiltons Entry into Congress
206
Hamilton advises Federal Provision for Defence
219
Its Defects displayed
226
The Subject of the Mississippi postponed to await the Action of
231
CHAPTER I
233
A New Congress
235
How to be obtained
241
Argument used in Support of her Refusal
247
32
249
State Laws prohibiting the Recovery of British Debts
253
33
257
Congress recommend to the States to repeal all Acts repugnant
258
Congress apply to the States for further Powers
286
37
289
Efforts to procure Cessions from the States
292
Provision for admitting New States into the Union
298
Cession of Lands by South Carolina
301
39
305
Political Difficulties in the Management of this Territory
308
Inaccuracy of their Position
310
The United States insist on the Right to navigate the Mississippi
314
Violations of its Articles 257
316
Their Complaints of Congress
320
The States acquiesce in the Powers granted to Washington
326
CHAPTER VI
328
Important Centres of Opinion
334
Action of Virginia
340
The Revenue System again rejected by the New York Legislature
346
Report of the Commissioners taken into Consideration
355
Mode of Amendment recommended by Congress
361
Powers of the Convention not defined by Congress
367
371
373
Assembling of the Convention
374
CHAPTER VII
380
Qualities of the Framers of the Constitution 386
387
The New Government established without Violence
393
Receives Official Notice of his Appointment to the Convention
399
The Idea of a Monarchical Government entertained to some Extent
402
Immediate Effect of his Death upon the Country
408
His Birth and Education
420
Drafts the Act of Virginia appointing Delegates to the Federal Con
427
CHAPTER X
433
CHAPTER XI
440
CHAPTER XII
448
CHARLES COTESWORTH PINCKNEY
454
Note on the Abolition of the SlaveTrade
460
CHAPTER XV
480
CHAPTER XVI
486
Representation of New Jersey on the Articles of Confederation
493
Instructions of the General Assembly of Maryland to their Dele
501
Members of the Convention which formed the Constitution
516

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TitelHistory of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States: With Notices of Its Principal Framers, Volume 1
History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States: With Notices of Its Principal Framers, George Ticknor Curtis
Nummer 46 van Library of American civilization
AuteurGeorge Ticknor Curtis
UitgeverHarper and Bros., 1854
Oorspronkelijk uitHarvard University
Gedigitaliseerd18 juli 2006
  
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