The Annals of America 3

3 of 22 volumes; each volume has separate title.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1784: A Plan of Government for the Western Territory; Daniel Boone in the Wilderness / John Filson; "The Wayfaring Stranger"; The Unjust Treatment of Loyalists / Alexander Hamilton -- 1785: On the Selection of a Roman Catholic Bishop in America / John Carroll; Against Religious Assessments / James Madison; Foreign Commerce and Federal Union / John Adams; The Union of the American States / Noah Webster; The Disposition of Lands in the Western Territory; Apprehensions About the Dangers of Aristocracy; An American Education for American Youth / Thomas Jefferson -- 1786: Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom / Thomas Jefferson; On the Need for General Education / Benjamin Rush; A Plan for the Establishment of Public Schools / Benjamin Rush; On the Causes of Shays's Rebellion / Thomas Jefferson; Reasons for Rebellion / Thomas Grover; On the Inadequacies of the Central Government: John Jay to George Washington; Washington to Jay; Diseases of the Body Politic / Noah Webster; The Annapolis Convention -- 1787: On Suppressing Shays's Rebellion / Abigail Adams; The Good Sense of the People / Thomas Jefferson; On the Need for a Little Rebellion Now and Then / Thomas Jefferson; The Defects of the Confederation / Benjamin Rush; On the Balance of National and Local Authority / James Madison; The Unfinished Revolution / Joel Barlow; On the Necessity for a Separate Executive / Thomas Jefferson; The Federal Convention of 1787 / James Madison; The Constitution of the United States; On the Rights that Must Be Preserved in the New Constitution / Richard Henry Lee; Debate on the Ratification of the Constitution in New York: Against the Adoption of the Constitution / George Clinton; For the Adoption of the Constitution / Alexander Hamilton; A Plurality of Interests and a Balance of Powers / James Madison; Anti-Federalist Arguments from Pennsylvania: On the Balance of Powers; Against the Federal Commerce Power / Anonymous; A Defense of the Constitution / James Wilson; The Constitution as an Instrument of Aristocracy / Anonymous; The People Versus the States / Luther Martin; On the Religious Test for Holding Public Office / Oliver Ellsworth; Reasons for a Dissent by the Anti-Federalists of Pennsylvania; On the Omission of a Bill of Rights from the Constitution / Thomas Jefferson; The Commerce Power Under the New Constitution / Anonymous; Arguments Against Consolidating the States into One Government / Robert Yates and John Lansing; The Northwest Ordinance; Prospects for American Manufacturing / Tench Coxe; "The Indian Burial Ground" / Philip Freneau; Thoughts on Female Education / Benjamin Rush -- 1787-1788: Federalist Papers / Alexander Hamilton and James Madison -- 1788: Some Objections to the Constitution Answered / James Iredell; Reservations of the Massachusetts Ratifying Convention; Changes Needed Before Ratifying the Constitution / Melancton Smith; On the Power of the Judiciary / Anonymous; The Economic Advantages of a Federal Union / Oliver Ellsworth; Factions and Public Liberty / Arguments For Adopting the Proposed Federal Constitution / John Jay; The Interest of the Few and the Rights of the Many; Debates in the Virginia Ratifying Convention: Against Imposing Direct Taxes / George Mason; Against Ratification / Patrick Henry; For Ratification / Edmund Pendleton; Virginia's Recommended Amendments to the Constitution; The Constitution Attacked as Setting Up Government by the Few / Anonymous; The Interests of the Few and the Liberties of the People / William Lenoir; Consideration of a Bill of Rights: Thomas Jefferson to James Madison; Madison to Jefferson; An Orderly Transition to a New Government; On a Treaty with the Indians / Rufus Putnam; Plan of a Federal University / Benjamin Rush; "The Indian Student" / Philip Freneau; Recommendations for Publishing a Newspaper / Benjamin Rush; The Past and the Future of America / Philip Freneau --

1789: The Influence of the Revolution on the Minds and Morals of the Citizens / David Ramsey; Pictures of the Revolution / John Trumbull; On the New Constitution / Thomas Jefferson; First Inaugural Address / George Washington; Titles and Ceremonials / William Maclay; A Bill of Rights Proposed / James Madison; The Bill of Rights; On the Press as an Unofficial Tribunal / Benjamin Franklin; The Judiciary Act of 1789; Remarks on the Revision of the Pennsylvania Constitution / Benjamin Franklin; Toward a National Language / Noah Webster; The Study of the Law in the United States / James Wilson -- 1789-1790: That the Earth Belongs to the Living / Thomas Jefferson to James Madison; Madison to Jefferson -- 1790: "Ode for the New Year" / William Selby; Prologue to "The Contrast" / Royall Tyler; First Report on the Public Credit / Alexander Hamilton; The Hamiltonian System / Thomas Jefferson; Against the Slave Trade / Benjamin Franklin; The Education of the Youth in America / Noah Webster; On the Blessings of Civil and Religious Liberty: Moses Seixas to George Washington; Washington to the Hebrew Congregation at Newport, R.I.; Resolution on the Assumption of State Debts / Patrick Henry -- 1791: Petition by Freedmen for Equality Under the Law; The Origin and the Rights of Property / Robert Coram; The Rights of Conscience / John Leland; Controversy Over the Constitutionality of a United States Bank: Against the Bank / Thomas Jefferson; For the Bank / Alexander Hamilton; Report on Manufactures / Alexander Hamilton; Concerning Public Opinion / James Madison; Sea Chanteys: "A-Roving"; "Haul Away, Joe" -- 1792: Freedom, Power, and the Stability of Governments / James Madison; Political Parties / James Madison; General Welfare and the Limits of Government Authority / John Laurance and James Madison; The Mutability of Fashion / James Madison; The Right to Property and the Property of Rights / James Madison; Rules for Changing a Republic into a Monarchy / Philip Freneau; Equality in America / Joel Barlow -- 1792-1793: A Satirical View of Senators and Philosophers / Hugh H. Brackenridge -- 1793: Proclamation of Neutrality / George Washington; For Our Alliance with France / Thomas Jefferson; On the Role of the Executive in Foreign Affairs / James Monroe; Neutrality and the National Interest / Alexander Hamilton; Pacificus, No. III; Pacificus, No. V; For Congressional Leadership in Foreign Affairs / James Madison; The Invention of the Cotton Gin / Eli Whitney -- 1794: Against an Alliance with France / Alexander Hamilton; Proclamation on the Whiskey Rebellion / George Washington; Liberty and Anarchy / Alexander Hamilton; The Jay Treaty; "Alknomook" / Ann Julia Hatton; The Slave Ship / Gustavus Vassa -- 1795: The Naturalization of Immigrants; On Peace with the Indians / Thomas Pickering; Debate on the Jay Treaty: In Defense of the Treaty / Alexander Hamilton; An Attack on the Treaty / Robert Livingston -- 1796: The Objects Proper to Liberal Education / Samuel Harrison Smith; A National University / George Washington; The Right of Free Elections; Farewell Address / George Washington. Index of Authors.

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