America's founding charters primary documents of Colonial and Revolutionary era governance /
| Other Authors: | Wakelyn, Jon L. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press,
[2006]
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| Physical Description: |
3 volumes (xvii, 983 pages) ; 26 cm. |
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Table of contents |
| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. v. 1. Origins, 1580s-1688 -- Ideas on governance and first charters -- Charters and essential governing documents -- Consolidation of colonies and resistance : dominion status, 1685-1689 -- v. 2. The colonial and provincial growth of American governance : developments and defense, 1689-1776. Governmental developments during the Eighteenth Century -- Essays on governance and defense of colonial government -- Plans for unity, divided colonies, and united independence -- v. 3. Governance in the confederation period, 1776-1787. The first state constitutions : debates, adoptions, and amendments -- The Articles of Confederation : proposed, debated, and ratified -- Continental Congress as the national government. |
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| Physical Description: |
3 volumes (xvii, 983 pages) ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0313331553 9780313331558 0313331561 9780313331565 031333157X 9780313331572 0313331545 9780313331541 |