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Readings Handout #4
Dr. Rezelman

 

The Fragile Republic, 1783-1801
 
  1. "Post-War Blues"
    1. main readings
      1. Oxford Companion to American Military History:
        "Newburgh 'Conspiracy' (1783)"  (1 page)
      2. American History: "Society of the Cincinnati"  (half a page)
      3. DAH: "Pennsylvania Troops, Mutinies of"  (half a page)
      4. American History: "George Washington: Newburgh Address (1783)"  (2 pages)
    2. suggested readings
      1. DAH: "Newburgh Addresses"  (1 paragraph)
         
  2. The Articles of Confederation
    1. main readings
      1. EBO: "Northwest Ordinances"  (2 pages)
      2. DAH: "Shays's Rebellion"  (2 pages)
      3. ANB: "Shays, Daniel"  (2 pages)
    2. suggested readings
      1. EBO: "Confederation, Articles of"  (1 page)
      2. DAH: "Articles of Confederation"  (1 page)
      3. American History: "Shays' Rebellion"  (half a page)
      4. American History: "Daniel Shays"  (2 pages)
         
  3. The Constitutional Convention
    1. main readings
      1. American History: "Constitutional Convention"  (1 page)
      2. DAH: "Constitution of the United States"  (6 pages)
      3. DAH: "Checks and Balances"  (2 pages)
      4. American History: "Gouverneur Morris"  (2 pages)
      5. ANB: "Madison, James"  (3 pages)
        1. (only required to read the three pages on "Creation of a National Republic," "Framing the Constitution (1787)" and "The Bill of Rights")
      6. ANB: "Hamilton, Alexander"  (first three pages only,
        i.e. up to 1789)
      7. Encyclopedia of the American Constitution: "Slavery and the Constitution"  (first two pages only)
        1. (password for this is same as for DAH)
      8. DAH: "Federalist Papers"  (1 page)
      9. American History: "Antifederalists"  (1 page)
      10. Encyclopedia of the American Constitution: "Ratification of the Constitution"  (2 pages)
        1. (password for this is same as for DAH)
      11. DAH: "Bill of Rights in U.S. Constitution"  (4 pages)
    2. suggested readings
      1. EBO: "Constitution of the United States of America"
        1. "Introduction" (1 page)
        2. "Constitutional Convention"  (2 pages)
        3. "Provisions"  (3 pages)
      2. ANB: "Madison, James"  (2 pages)
        1. (the first two pages of the Madison biography)
      3. EBO: "Rights, Bill of"  (2 pages)
    3. A.P. readings
      1. DAH: "Annapolis Convention"  (1 paragraph)
      2. Encyclopedia of the American Constitution: "Anti-Federalist Constitutional Thought"  (2 pages)
         
  4. The Washington Administration, 1789-1797
    1. main readings
      1. DAH: "Jay's Treaty"  (2 pages)
      2. ANB: "Jefferson, Thomas"  (2 pages)
        1. ("Secretary of State under Washington's
          Administration" only)
      3. ANB: "Hamilton, Alexander"  (pp. 4-7, i.e. 1789-1797)
      4. DAH: "Hamilton's Economic Policies"  (5 pages)
      5. American History: "Whiskey Rebellion"  (1 page)
    2. suggested readings
      1. EBO: "Washington, George"
        1. "Postrevolutionary Politics"  (2 pages)
        2. "The Washington Administration"  (2 pages)
    3. A.P. readings
      1. ANB: "Washington, George"  (portions re his presidency)
      2. DAH: "Federalist Party"  (3 pages)
      3. DAH: "Republicans, Jeffersonian"   (2 pages)
      4. DAH: "Washington's Farewell Address"  (1 page)
         
  5. The Adams Administration, 1797-1801
    1. main readings
      1. Oxford Companion to United States History: "XYZ Affair" 
        (1 page)
      2. Oxford Companion to United States History: "Quasi-War
        with France"  (1 page)
      3. DAH: "Alien and Sedition Laws"  (2 pages)
      4. Encyclopedia of the American Constitution: "Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions  (1798-1799)"  (2 pages)
        1. (password for this is same as for DAH)
    2. suggested readings
      1. EBO: "Adams, John: Vice Presidency and Presidency" 
        (3 pages)
      2. Oxford Companion to American Military History: "France, Undeclared Naval War with (1798-1800)"  (2 pages)
    3. A.P. readings
      1. EBO: "Democratic Republican Party"  (first of two pages)

 

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