We have not a government : the Articles of Confederation and the road to the Constitution /: the Articles of Confederation and the road to the Constitution. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: George William van Cleve.
• Authors: Van Cleve, George, 1952-
• Contents: The confederation's final years: a chronology -- Introduction -- The search for national identity -- War's aftermath -- America's postwar debts: public faith or anarchy? -- Republic and empire: the struggle over confederation taxes -- Protecting American commerce in an imperial world -- Western expansion strains -- "Astonishing" emigrations and western settlement conflicts -- The Spanish-treaty impasse and the union's collapse -- Internal divisions : state social conflicts -- Economic relief, social peace, and republican justice -- Shays's rebellion: the final battle of the American revolution? -- Confederation collapse and its consequences -- "The truth is, we have not a government" : confederation stalemate and the road to the Philadelphia convention -- Conclusion: the birth of the American empire.
• Publisher Details: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 390 pages)
• Subjects: 342.7302; History -- General; Constitutional history -- United States -- 18th century; Constitutional history; Politics and government; LAW / Constitutional; LAW / Public; History -- United States -- Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); Political Science -- History & Theory; United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789; United States -- History -- 1783-1815; United States; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780226480640
• Related ISBNs: 022648064X; 9780226480503; 022648050X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 10, 2017).
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