Project Gutenberg 2008-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 253 Fiske, John 1842 1901 Fisk, John Green, Edmund Fisk The Critical Period of American History Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Critical Period of American History" by John Fiske is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book examines the tumultuous years between the end of the Revolutionary War and the adoption of the U.S. Constitution, highlighting the challenges faced by the new nation. Fiske argues that this period was not a time of peace as suggested by some historical narratives, but rather a crucial phase that determined the future of the United States. The opening of the book introduces Fiske's exploration of the immediate post-war era, emphasizing the instability and uncertainty that plagued the newly formed United States. He references the aftermath of the Treaty of Paris and the political dynamics in both America and England as the British government grappled with the loss of its colonies. Fiske highlights the conflict between differing political factions in the wake of the Revolution, presenting key figures and events that shaped this critical period in American history. By setting this context, Fiske lays the groundwork for a deeper analysis of the factors that influenced the establishment of a strong federal system capable of uniting the disparate states. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Confederation, 1783-1789 E300 Text Browsing: History - American 803294 803101 2024-09-11T13:12:53.208762 2023-09-12T06:59:28.587034 text/html text/html 772900 2021-01-04T11:45:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 575395 2021-01-04T11:45:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 646491 2024-09-11T13:13:07.464697 application/epub+zip 659742 2024-09-11T13:12:56.493727 application/epub+zip 339183 2024-09-11T13:12:54.630708 application/epub+zip 936716 2024-09-11T13:13:14.740619 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 896006 2024-09-11T13:13:05.328696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 576726 2022-09-12T14:35:59.635896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 665185 665060 2024-09-11T13:12:51.300743 2023-09-12T06:59:26.902045 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 665012 2021-01-04T11:45:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 239737 2021-01-04T11:45:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 665014 2021-01-04T11:45:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 239645 2021-01-04T11:45:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19735 2024-09-11T13:13:14.902619 application/rdf+xml 13699 2024-09-11T13:12:55.097722 image/jpeg 3233 2024-09-11T13:12:54.863717 image/jpeg 641049 2024-09-11T13:12:53.278728 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia