The Constitutional Convention of 1787
Bloomsbury Publishing USA (Verlag)
979-8-7651-2024-8 (ISBN)
The Framers of the U.S. Constitution designed a novel republican form of government to replace the failing Confederation, one that would divide power between the federal government and the states, launching a new phase of the American "experiment" in representative democracy. Not until the end of the American Civil War, nearly a century later, would it become clear, as Abraham Lincoln put it in his Gettysburg Address, "that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth."
The Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Reference Guide provides an invaluable guide covering the background to the convention, the convention itself, the ratification of the Constitution, and the adoption of the Bill of Rights. In addition to the narrative itself, the story of the convention is supplemented with a detailed chronology, a rich selection of primary source documents, 15 biographical sketches of convention delegates, and a comprehensive bibliographical essay. Based largely on primary sources, the book also weighs in on some of the historiographical debates that have taken place among scholars about the convention.
Stuart Leibiger, PhD, is professor of history at La Salle University.
List of Illustrations
Series Foreword
Preface: A System to Last for Ages
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention
Speeches, Motions, and Committee Assignments in the Constitutional Convention
Chronology
Chapter 1. The Road to Philadelphia
Chapter 2. The Triumph of the Virginia Plan
Chapter 3. The Great Compromise
Chapter 4. Ironing Out the Details
Chapter 5. The Executive, the Judiciary, Postponed Parts, and the Signing
Chapter 6. Ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Conclusion
Biographical Essays
John Dickinson (1732–1808)
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814)
Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804)
Rufus King (1755–1827)
James Madison (1751–1836)
George Mason (1725–1792)
Gouverneur Morris (1752–1816)
Edmund Randolph (1753–1813)
Roger Sherman (1721–1793)
George Washington (1732–1799)
James Wilson (1742–1798)
Primary Documents
1. Annapolis Convention Report, September 14, 1786
2. Virginia Appoints Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, November– December, 1786
3. The Confederation Congress's Resolution Approving the Constitutional Convention, February 21, 1787
4. James Madison to George Washington, April 16, 1787
5. The Virginia Plan, May 29, 1787
6. The New Jersey Plan, June 15, 1787
7. Alexander Hamilton's Plan of Government, June 18, 1787
8. Benjamin Franklin's Speech, September 17, 1787
9. Cover Letter Transmitting the Constitution to the Confederation Congress, September 17, 1787
10. The Confederation Congress's Resolution Transmitting the Constitution to the State Legislatures, September 28, 1787
11. James Wilson's State House Yard Speech, October 6, 1787
12. George Mason's Objections to This Constitution of Government, October 7, 1787
13. Brutus I, October 18, 1787
14. Amendments Recommended by the Massachusetts Ratification Convention, February 6, 1788
15. The Federalist, Number 51, February 8, 1788
Bibliographical Essay
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.11.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Guides to Historic Events in America |
| Zusatzinfo | 20 bw illus |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8-7651-2024-8 / 9798765120248 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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