What Did the Constitution Mean to Early Americans?

Name: What Did the Constitution Mean to Early Americans?
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ISBN: 9780312182625

ISBN-10: 0312182627

ISBN-13: 9780312182625

Edition: 1999

Authors: Edward Countryman

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In this brief student book a collection of articles present a focus on one great document in American history, introducing important commentaries on the critical questions surrounding its impact on early Americans, and encourages a continuing debate.

Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication date: 1/15/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 169
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


A Note for Students



The Document


The Constitution of the United States



Introduction


The Creation of the United States


From Revolution to Ratification


Historians and the Constitution



Some Current Questions



What were the issues in 1787?


The "Great National Discussion": The Discourse of Politics in 1787




Were the framers counterrevolutionaries?


The Federalist Reaction to Shays's Rebellion




What did the Federalists achieve?


The American Science of Politics, From The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787




Did the Constitution create a republic of white men?


"Of Every Age Sex and Condition": The Representation of Women in the Constitution




Can we know the original intent of the Framers?


The Perils of Originalism, From Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution



Making Connections


Suggestions for Further Reading