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The Articles of confederation; an interpretation of the social-constitutional history of the American Revolution 1774-1781.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jensen, Merrill.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Articles of Confederation.
- United States.
- Constitutional history--United States.
- Constitutional history.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxix, 284 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, [1970]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- THE REVOLUTIONARY BACKGROUND: The problem of interpretation
- The internal revolution
- Independence and internal revolution, 1774-1776
- THE WRITING AND RATIFICATION OF THE ARTICLES: The problem of union
- The Dickinson draft of the Confederation
- The solution of the major issues
- The problems of sovereignty
- The completion of the articles
- Early reaction and ratification
- Virginia and the Western problem, 1778-1779
- Congress and the Western problem: land speculation and the Spanish Alliance
- The completion of the Confederation
- Conclusion
- APPENDIXES: Progress of the Articles through Congress
- The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.
- Notes:
- Reprint of the 1940 ed. with a new foreword by the author.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles H. Maxson Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780299002039
- 0299002039
- Publisher Number:
- 99984895022
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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