Project Gutenberg 2012-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 84 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. 2 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 focuses on the intricate process through which the Constitution of the United States was crafted, detailing its philosophy, the intentions of its framers, and the debates that surrounded its formation. This comprehensive examination offers insights into the foundational principles of American governance and the historical context that shaped them. The opening of the book introduces readers to the significance of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, highlighting the urgent need for a stronger national government to preserve the Union and protect republican liberties. It discusses the belief among the framers that the existing Confederation was inadequate and outlines the necessity for a system that reflects popular sovereignty while ensuring balance among state and national powers. Curtis emphasizes the historical lessons that informed the framers' decisions, setting the stage for an exploration of the debates and compromises that led to the Constitution's eventual adoption. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Constitutional history -- United States KF Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Law & Criminology 1640033 1636954 2024-09-17T07:38:00.722185 2023-09-17T15:44:04.338049 text/html text/html 1560253 2012-09-05T15:31:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 432773 2012-09-05T15:32:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 558126 2024-09-17T07:38:25.613529 application/epub+zip 582748 2024-09-17T07:38:06.757110 application/epub+zip 573953 2024-09-17T07:38:03.941122 application/epub+zip 1168356 2024-09-17T07:38:38.276475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1051322 2024-09-17T07:38:22.907030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 863888 2022-09-18T15:45:08.398014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1231370 1231103 2024-09-17T07:37:56.972168 2023-09-17T15:44:00.795014 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1231144 2012-09-05T15:31:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 387678 2012-09-05T15:32:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1231262 2012-09-05T15:32:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 387646 2012-09-05T15:32:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20007 2024-09-17T07:38:38.447447 application/rdf+xml 26060 2024-09-17T07:38:04.654121 image/jpeg 4758 2024-09-17T07:38:04.299127 image/jpeg 521697 2024-09-17T07:38:00.824174 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