| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 142 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Documenting America : the primary source documents of a nation |
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Documenting America.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prelude to revolution -- The Continental Congress -- The American Revolutionary War -- Foundations of the American republic -- The Constitutional Convention -- The social revolution -- From 1789-1816 -- Appendices (Documents). No taxation without representation (1765) -- The objections to the taxation of our American colonies considered (1765) / Soame Jenyns -- The association of the Continental Congress (1774) -- The necessity for taking up arms (1775) -- Plain arguments for Independence [from Common Sense] (1776) / Thomas Paine -- The Declaration of Independence (1776) -- On the organization of the army (1778): A half-pay and pensionary establishment ; Of completing the regiments and altering their establishment / George Washington -- The Articles of Confederation (1781) -- The Constitution of Vermont (1777): a declaration of the rights of the inhabitants of the state of Vermont -- The Federalist Papers (1787-88): The Federalist, numbers 1 / Alexander Hamilton ; The Federalist, numbers 14 / James Madison -- The Bill of Rights (1789): [Articles I-X] -- Petition by free African Americans for equality under the law (1791) -- Doubts about independence (1775) / Abigail Adams -- A plan of union for Protestant churches (1801) -- Farewell Address (1796) / George Washington -- The politics of the Louisiana Purchase (1803): letter to John Breckinridge ; Letter to Breckinridge ; Proposed Constitutional amendment / Thomas Jefferson -- Against white missions among the Indians (1805) / Red Jacket. |
| Summary |
An American history textbook that begins with the foundation of the American Revolution and ends with the earliest presidential administrations. |
| Subject |
American Revolution (1775-1783) (OCoLC)fst01351668
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United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.
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United States -- History -- 1783-1815 -- Sources.
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United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.
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United States -- History -- 1783-1815 -- Sources.
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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United States -- History -- 1600-1775, Colonial period -- Sources.
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United States -- History -- 1775-1783, Revolution -- Sources.
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United States -- History -- 1783-1815 -- Sources.
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| Chronological Term |
1600-1815
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
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| Added Author |
Wallenfeldt, Jeffrey H.
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| ISBN |
9781615306688 (library binding) |
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1615306684 (library binding) |
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