Two revolutions and the Constitution : how the English and American Revolutions produced the American Constitution

Two revolutions and the Constitution : how the English and American Revolutions produced the American Constitution

How the English and American revolutions produced the American Constitution

Lanham, MD : Hamilton Books, 2021.

x, 179 p. ; 23 cm.

342.73 P549 2021

(OCoLC)1236090819

Describes how the founding charters of the American colonies contained the seeds of American rebellion in the 1760s and 1770s; and of how partial independence as British colonies, the innovations in the first American constitutions (the State constitutions), and the failure of the States first attempt to federate, all influenced the Framers in drafting the final Constitution--Back cover.
Contents: Introduction -- Before the revolution : the system of government in America -- The end of tyranny? : the English Revolution -- The original legislature : the origins of parliament -- The British executive : the prime minister supersedes the king -- British coercion, American resistance -- The first American constitutions : the state constitutions -- The confederation was not enough -- The revolution is secured : the Constitution is born -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1. The legal status of the colonies -- Appendix 2. 1790 census data -- Appendix 3. The origins of the common law.
Includes bibliographical references (p.159-168) and index.
L2022M17

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