Major problems in the era of the American Revolution, 1760-1791 documents and essays Brown, Richard D. Carp, Benjamin L. text bibliography History. Sources. mau 2014 3rd ed. monographic eng print xv, 540 pages ; 24 cm. Chapter 1 The Consequences of Revolution 1 -- Essays 4 -- The Revolution Launched a Bold Republican Experiment / Gordon S. Wood Wood, Gordon S. 5 -- The Revolution Was Radical in Some Ways, Not in Others / Alfred F. Young Young, Alfred F. 15 -- Further Reading 34 -- Chapter 2 The British Empire and the War for North America 36 -- Documents 37 -- Touts the Importance of Imperial Ties between Britain and America, 1760 / Benjamin Franklin Franklin, Benjamin 37 -- The British Treasury Attempts to Reform the Customs Service, 1763 45 -- King George III Seeks to Limit Westward Expansion, 1763 46 -- A British Minister Justifies Customs Reform, 1765 50 -- Scorns the Proclamation Line, 1767 / George Washington Washington, George 51 -- Essays 53 -- Britain's Victory Exposed the Need for Greater Control / Fred Anderson Anderson, Fred 54 -- The British Empire Tried to Reconcile Freedom and Authority / P. J. Marshall Marshall, P. J. 66 -- Further Reading 77 -- Chapter 3 Imperial Reform and Colonial Resistance 78 -- Documents 79 -- Resolves against the Stamp Act, 1765 / Patrick Henry Henry, Patrick 79 -- New York Reacts Violently to the Stamp Act, 1765 80 -- The Stamp Act Congress Articulates the Rights of the Colonists, 1765 83 -- Parliament Declares Its Authority, 1766 84 -- Rallies the Colonists to Opposition, 1767-1768 / John Dickinson Dickinson, John 85 -- Charleston Merchants Propose a Plan of Nonimportation, 1769 90 -- North Carolina Regulators Battle Colonial Authorities, 1771 91 -- Essays 94 -- Urban Taverns Shaped Mobilization against British Policies / Benjamin L. Carp Carp, Benjamin L. 94 -- North Carolina Regulators Used Violence for a Purpose / Wayne E. Lee Lee, Wayne E. 102 -- Further Reading 115 -- Chapter 4 The Imperial Crisis and the Declaration of Independence 117 -- Documents 118 -- Lord North Calls for Punishing the Town of Boston, 1774 119 -- Gouverneur Morris Remarks on Popular Mobilization, 1774 121 -- Thomas Jefferson Asserts American Rights, 1774 123 -- The First Continental Congress Enumerates American Rights and Establishes a Continental Association, 1774 128 -- Patriots Intimidate a New Jersey Loyalist, 1775 134 -- Thomas Paine Calls for Common Sense, 1776 135 -- The United States Declare Independence, 1776 150 -- Thomas Hutchinson Criticizes Declaration of Independence, 1776 152 -- Essays 155 -- Rejecting Monarchy Required a Shift in the American Worldview / Brendan McConville McConville, Brendan 155 -- The Declaration of Independence Was a Document of Global Importance / David Armitage Armitage, David 163 -- Further Reading 170 -- Chapter 5 Struggles for Independence 172 -- Documents 174 -- General George Washington Asks Congress for an Effective Army, 1776 174 -- Benjamin Rush Contrasts Loyalists and Patriots, 1777 177 -- A Whig Newspaper Attacks the Loyalists, 1779 179 -- A Soldier Views Mutiny among American Troops, 1780 180 -- General George Washington Explains Army Problems and Calls for Help, 1780 182 -- An Army Cook and Washerwoman Recalls the Battle of Yorktown, 1781 183 -- Loyalists Plead Their Cause to the King, Parliament, and the British People, 1782 184 -- A Loyalist Woman Recounts Her Journey in Exile, 1836 188 -- Essays 191 -- Virginia's Wartime Mobilization Leads to Class Struggles / Michael A. McDonnell McDonnell, Michael A. 192 -- Loyalists in Exile Highlight the Wider British Empire / Maya Jasanoff Jasanoff, Maya 202 -- Further Reading 211 -- Chapter 6 The American Revolution in the West 213 -- Documents 214 -- Logan Laments the Murder of His Fellow Mingos, 1775 214 -- Oneida Indians Declare Neutrality, 1775 215 -- New York Mourns the Death of an Indian Killer, 1775 216 -- The North Carolina Delegation Urges Extirpation of the Cherokee, 1776 216 -- George Washington Orders an Expedition against the Iroquois, 1779 218 -- An American Officer Observes the Destruction of Iroquois Homes and Crops, 1779 221 -- Chickasaw Indians Seek Help, 1783 225 -- Essays 227 -- Both Sides Waged Unlimited Warfare / John Greater Greater, John 227 -- Indians Faced a Limited Set of Choices / Gregory Evans Dowd Dowd, Gregory Evans 236 -- Further Reading 246 -- Chapter 7 Equality and the African-American Challenge 247 -- Documents 248 -- Massachusetts Slaves Argue for Freedom, 1773 248 -- Lord Dunmore Promises Freedom to Slaves Who Fight for Britain, 1775 249 -- Lemuel Haynes Attacks Slavery, 1776 250 -- New Hampshire African-Americans Petition for Freedom, 1779 251 -- Three Virginia Counties Defend Slavery, 1785 253 -- Boston King Describes His Deliverance from Slavery, 1798 254 -- Jehu Grant, Former Slave, Seeks Compensation for His Wartime Service, 1832, 1836 259 -- Essays 261 -- The American Revolution Prompted New Debates About Slavery / Christopher Leslie Brown Brown, Christopher Leslie 261 -- Black Abolitionists Developed Their Own Radical Tradition / Manisha Sinha Sinha, Manisha 277 -- Further Reading 285 -- Chapter 8 Gender and Citizenship in a Revolutionary Republic 287 -- Documents 288 -- "A Female" Enlists Women for Nonimportation, 1768 288 -- Thomas Paine Admits Women Have Some Rights, 1775 289 -- Abigail and John Adams Debate Women's Rights, 1776 291 -- An American Woman Asserts Women's Rights, 1780 294 -- A "Lady" and "Gentleman" Debate the Condition of Women, 1789 296 -- Judith Sargent Murray Argues for Women's Equality, 1790 297 -- Essays 303 -- The Revolution Gave Women New Political Opportunities / Rosemarie Zagarri Zagarri, Rosemarie 303 -- The Revolution Was Hardly Radical for Women / Elaine Forman Crane Crane, Elaine Forman 315 -- Further Reading 325 -- Chapter 9 Religion and the American Revolution 327 -- Documents 328 -- A Worcester Writer Defends Religious Establishment, 1776 328 -- Virginia Baptists Assert Their Eights, 1776 330 -- William Tennent Argues against Religious Establishment, 1777 332 -- Ezra Stiles Projects the Future of Christianity in America, 1783 337 -- Philadelphia Jews Seek Equality before the Law, 1783 339 -- James Madison Protests Religious Taxes, 1785 340 -- Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty, 1786 344 -- Essays 346 -- The Revolution Was a Secular Event / Jon Butler Butler, Jon 346 -- Republicanism Fused with Evangelicalism during the Revolutionary Era / Mark A. Noll Noll, Mark A. 354 -- Further Reading 363 -- Chapter 10 Government under the Articles of Confederation 365 -- Documents 366 -- Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, 1777-1781 367 -- Congress Passes an Ordinance on Western Lands, 1785 373 -- Northwest Ordinance, 1787 374 -- Kentucky Farmers Reconsider Their Allegiance, 1786 377 -- Delegates Report from Demoralized Congress, 1787 378 -- The Regulation (or Shays's Rebellion) Rocks Massachusetts 380 -- Essays 387 -- The Formation of Western States Helped Redefine the Union / Peter S. Onuf Onuf, Peter S. 387 -- Upheaval in Massachusetts Reflected a Nationwide Conflict / Robert A. Gross Gross, Robert A. 396 -- Further Reading 407 -- Chapter 11 The Constitution of 1787 409 -- Documents 410 -- The Constitutional Convention Delegates Debate Representation in Congress, 1787 411 -- The Convention Debates the Issues, 1787 418 -- The Constitution of the United States of America, 1787 428 -- The Federalist Expounds the Advantages of the Constitution, 1787-1788 436 -- Antifederalists Attack the Constitution, 1787-1788 447 -- Proceedings in the State Ratifying Conventions, 1788 453 -- The Bill of Rights, 1791 462 -- Essays 463 -- Slavery and Sectionalism Influenced the Convention Debates / Richard Beeman Beeman, Richard 464 -- Antifederalists Came in Many Different Guises / Saul Cornell Cornell, Saul 473 -- Further Reading 487 -- Chapter 12 Government under the Constitution 489 -- Documents 490 -- Envisions an Agrarian Republic, 1781-1787 / Thomas Jefferson Jefferson, Thomas 491 -- Debate the Bank of North -America, 1786 / Robert Morris Morris, Robert, William Findley Findley, William 492 -- Calls for Federal Assumption of Debt, 1790 / Alexander Hamilton Hamilton, Alexander 501 -- Expresses Distrust of the Propertied Class, 1790 / William Manning Manning, William 506 -- Promotes American Industry, 1791 / Alexander Hamilton Hamilton, Alexander 509 -- Addresses the State of the Union and Indian Lands, 1791 / George Washington Washington, George 514 -- Essays 517 -- Arguments over Public Credit Spawned New Ideas about Politics / Mark Schmeller Schmeller, Mark 518 -- Many Fanners Were Dissatisfied with the Outcome of the Revolution / Terry Bouton Bouton, Terry 525 -- Further Reading 539. edited by Richard D. 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