A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American ConstitutionHarcourt, 2002 - 310 sider We know and love the story of the American Revolution, from the Declaration of Independence to Cornwallis's defeat. We forget, though, that the Articles of Confederation and our first attempts at self-government were disasters; the post-revolutionary Confederation slipped quickly into factional bickering and economic crisis. In 1787, a group of lawyers and politicians, some famous and others just ordinary men, journeyed to Philadelphia, determined to create a more stable framework of government, hoping that it would last long enough to bring an end to the crisis. Revealing that the story of that amazing summer in Philadelphia is more complicated and much more interesting than we have imagined, Carol Berkin makes you feel as if you were there, listening to the arguments, getting to know the framers, and appreciating the difficult and critical decisions being made. Using history as a kind of time travel, Berkin takes the reader into the hearts and minds of the founders, explaining their mind-sets, their fears, and their very limited expectations. By telling a story that is more hallowed than understood, Berkin brings us into the world of eighteenth-century America and shows us the human side of a great accomplishment. |
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... legislature . Or if he was to be elected by the legislature as Madison's Resolu- tion 7 proposed , a man eager to retain office might agree to do the bidding of a powerful group within Congress in exchange for reelection . Or , driven ...
... legislature . Or if he was to be elected by the legislature as Madison's Resolu- tion 7 proposed , a man eager to retain office might agree to do the bidding of a powerful group within Congress in exchange for reelection . Or , driven ...
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... legislatures rather than the national legislature . Dickinson's goal was obvious . He hoped to preserve both a symbolic and a practical dependency of this branch upon the local governments . Dickinson had read the intentions of the ...
... legislatures rather than the national legislature . Dickinson's goal was obvious . He hoped to preserve both a symbolic and a practical dependency of this branch upon the local governments . Dickinson had read the intentions of the ...
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... legislature . For having created a bicameral congress and endowed it with broad - ranging powers , including the right to levy taxes and to regulate foreign trade , the dele- gates now wondered if the legislature needed some check upon ...
... legislature . For having created a bicameral congress and endowed it with broad - ranging powers , including the right to levy taxes and to regulate foreign trade , the dele- gates now wondered if the legislature needed some check upon ...
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Doing History: Investigating with Children in Elementary and Middle Schools Linda S. Levstik,Keith C. Barton Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 2005 |
Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations Craig Nelson Begrenset visning - 2007 |