History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 1

"全 448KB 长篇通读摘要+关键 Chapter 全读: Vol. 1 of 2 covering period from 1774 First Continental Congress to 1850s Constitution of the United States. Vol 1 structure: Book I — Commencement of the Revolution to the Adoption of the Articles of Confederation (1774-1775 First Continental Congress + 1775-76 Second Continental Congress + 1776-77 Declaration of Independence + Continental Army + 1777-80 Articles of Confederation) + Book II — Period from the Adoption of the Articles of Confederation to the Convention of 1787 (1780-83 Critical Period + 1783-86 Trade Disputes + Shays Rebellion + Annapolis Convention 1786) + Book III — The Convention of 1787 (Virginia Plan + New Jersey Plan + Connecticut Compromise + Three-Fifths Compromise + Slave Trade Compromise + Commerce Compromise + Signing of Constitution 17 Sep 1787) + Book IV — Ratification by the States (Delaware + Pennsylvania + New Jersey + Georgia + Connecticut + Massachusetts + Maryland + South Carolina + New Hampshire 21 Jun 1788 making Constitution operative) + Book V — Forming the Government (Washington as President + First Congress + Bill of Rights).Gutenberg #40400 George Ticknor Curtis (1812-1894)《History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, with Notices of Its Principal Framers, Volume 1》(1854-1858 New York: Harper and Brothers)——19 世纪美国'制宪史+国父史+邦联条例+1787 宪法大会+各州批准辩论'的元老级代表作——奠基 19-20 世纪美国'制宪史+国父史+邦联条例+1787 宪法大会+各州批准辩论'传统的核心文本。"