Project Gutenberg 2012-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 102 Curtis, George Ticknor 1812 1894 Boylston, Peter Curtis, George Tickner History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 1 With Notices of Its Principle Framers Produced by Curtis Weyant, JoAnn Greenwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Posner Memorial Collection (http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/)) "History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States" by George Ticknor Curtis is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work delves into the critical period surrounding the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, outlining the historical context, motivations, and philosophical underpinnings of this foundational document. Curtis aims to provide an exhaustive examination of the events that led to the Constitution's creation and the significant figures involved in its framing. The opening of the book sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of America's constitutional history, starting with the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. It discusses the separate political structures of the thirteen colonies before the revolution and highlights the colonial grievances against British rule. Curtis introduces the First Continental Congress as a key turning point, where delegates began to unite their efforts against the Crown, showcasing the various dynamics that ultimately spurred the desire for a federal government. Through detailed narrative and historical analysis, Curtis aims to illustrate the foundational principles that would shape American governance and the necessity of a strong, cohesive legal framework to ensure the unity and prosperity of the newly formed nation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Constitutional history -- United States KF Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Law & Criminology 1227426 1223943 2024-09-17T05:49:41.101996 2023-09-17T14:02:36.547811 text/html text/html 1210481 2012-08-03T13:10:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 369193 2012-08-03T13:10:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 470908 2024-09-17T05:49:59.726912 application/epub+zip 485220 2024-09-17T05:49:45.544964 application/epub+zip 476990 2024-09-17T05:49:43.637985 application/epub+zip 962908 2024-09-17T05:50:09.475864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 901025 2024-09-17T05:49:57.797912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714572 2022-09-18T13:23:37.826572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1011383 1011116 2024-09-17T05:49:38.619530 2023-09-17T14:02:34.107810 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1011188 2012-08-03T13:10:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 339501 2012-08-03T13:10:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1011192 2012-08-03T13:10:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 339432 2012-08-03T13:10:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20005 2024-09-17T05:50:09.653826 application/rdf+xml 26010 2024-09-17T05:49:44.104959 image/jpeg 4758 2024-09-17T05:49:43.870957 image/jpeg 440723 2024-09-17T05:49:41.187018 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