The Early Beginnings of USA

The Beginnings of the American People, The Eve of the Revolution, The Declaration of Independence—A Study in the History of Political IdeasBy Carl Lotus Becker
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This meticulously edited collection is dedicated to the raw and at the same time visionary foundations on which present day United States stands on. Contents: The Beginnings of the American People The Discovery of the Old World and the New The Partition of the New World The English Migration in the Seventeenth Century England and her Colonies in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries The American People in the Eighteenth Century The Winning of Independence The Eve of the Revolution A Patriot Of 1763 The Burden Of Empire The Rights Of A Nation Defining The Issue A Little Discreet Conduct Testing The Issue The Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas Historical Antecedents of the Declaration: The Natural Rights Philosophy Historical Antecedents of the Declaration: Theory of the British Empire Drafting the Declaration The Literary Qualities of the Declaration The Philosophy of the Declaration in the Nineteenth Century

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GenreHistory, Politics and Government
Length21 hrs
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Publish dateApr 12, 2019
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1The Early Beginnings of USA
2The Riverside History of the United States: Editor's Introduction
3Preface
4Chapter I. The Discovery of the Old World and the New
5I
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6II
7III
8IV
9Chapter II. The Partition of the New World
10I
11II
12III
13IV
14Chapter III. The English Migration in the Seventeenth Century
15I
16II
17III
18IV
19Chapter IV. England and Her Colonies in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
20I
21II
22III
23Chapter V. The American People in the Eighteenth Century
24I
25II
26III
27Chapter VI. The Winning of Independence
28I
29II
30III
31IV
32V
33The Eve of the Revolution
34Preface
35Chapter I. A Patriot of 1763
36Chapter II. The Burden of Empire
37Chapter III. The Rights of a Nation
38Chapter IV. Defining the Issue
39Chapter V. A Little Discreet Conduct
40Chapter VI. Testing the Issue
41The Declaration of Independence—A Study in the History of Political Ideas
42Chapter I. The Declaration of Independence
43Chapter II. Historical Antecedents of the Declaration: The Natural Rights Philosophy
44Chapter III. Historical Antecedents of the Declaration: Theory of the British Empire
45Chapter IV. Drafting the Declaration
46THE ROUGH DRAFT (as it probably read when Jefferson first submitted it to Franklin.)1
47THE ROUGH DRAFT as it probably read when Jefferson made the ‘fair copy’ which was presented to Congress as the report of the Committee of Five.
48THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (as it reads in the Lee copy, which is probably the same as the report of the Committee of Five, with parts omitted by Congress crossed out and the parts added interlined in italics.)
49THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (as it reads in the parchment copy.)
50Chapter V. The Literary Qualities of the Declaration

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