We Have Not a Government (ePub)
The Articles of Confederation and the Road to the Constitution
(Sprache: Englisch)
In 1783, as the Revolutionary War came to a close, Alexander Hamilton resigned in disgust from the Continental Congressafterit refused to considera fundamental reform of the Articles of Confederation. Just four years later,that same government collapsed,...
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In 1783, as the Revolutionary War came to a close, Alexander Hamilton resigned in disgust from the Continental Congressafterit refused to considera fundamental reform of the Articles of Confederation. Just four years later,that same government collapsed, and Congressgrudginglyagreed to supportthe 1787 Philadelphia Constitutional Convention, which altered the Articles beyond recognition.What occurred during this remarkably brief interval to cause the Confederation to lose public confidence and inspire Americans to replaceit withadramatically moreflexible andpowerful government? We Have Not a Government is the story of this contentious moment in American history.In George William Van Cleve's book, we encounter a sharply divided America.The Confederation faced massive war debts with virtually no authority to compel its members to pay them. It experienced punishing trade restrictions and strong resistance to American territorial expansion from powerful European governments. Bitter sectional divisions that deadlocked the Continental Congress arose from exploding western settlement. And a deep, long-lasting recession led to sharp controversies and social unrest across the country amid roiling debates over greatly increased taxes, debt relief, and paper money. Van Cleve shows how these remarkable stresses transformed the Confederation into a stalemate government and eventually led previously conflicting states, sections, and interest groups to advocate for a union powerful enough to govern a continental empire.Touching on the stories of a wide-ranging cast of characters-including John Adams, Patrick Henry, Daniel Shays, George Washington, and Thayendanegea-Van Cleve makes clear that it was the Confederation's failures that created a political crisis and led to the 1787 Constitution. Clearly argued and superbly written, We Have Not a Government is a must-read history of this crucial period in our nation's early life.
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- Autor: Van Cleve George William Van Cleve
- 2017, 400 Seiten, Englisch
- ISBN-10: 022648064X
- ISBN-13: 9780226480640
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.10.2017
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