Creating the Constitution: The Convention of 1787 and the First Congress |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
514 | 5 |
A Secret Convention | 8 |
Ideas from England | 25 |
The Country Opposition | 32 |
Political Motivations | 55 |
Economic Motivations | 85 |
An AntiDemocratic Convention? | 117 |
The Convention Congress | 173 |
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