Creating the Constitution, 1787
Examines the events and personalities involved in creating the Constitution of the United States in 1787, a document which has been the foundation of American democracy for over 200 years.
| Main Author: | Collier, Christopher, 1930- |
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| Other Authors: | Collier, James Lincoln, 1928- |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Benchmark Books,
c1999.
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| Series: |
Drama of American history
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| Subjects: |
Series: Drama of American history
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Building a new nation: the Federalist era, 1789-1801
The Civil War, 1860-1865
Clash of cultures: prehistory--1638
The French and Indian War, 1660-1763
The paradox of Jamestown, 1585-1700
Pilgrims and Puritans, 1620-1676
Andrew Jackson's America, 1824-1850
Creating the Constitution, 1787
Hispanic America, Texas, and the Mexican War, 1835-1850
The Jeffersonian Republicans, 1800-1823: the Louisiana Purchase and the War of 1812
A century of immigration: 1820-1924
Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow, 1864-1896
The rise of industry: 1860-1900
Slavery and the coming of the Civil War, 1831-1861
Indians, cowboys, and farmers and the battle for the Great Plains, 1865-1910
Progressivism, the Great Depression, and the New Deal: 1901-1941
The rise of the cities, 1820-1920
The United States enters the world stage: from Alaska Purchase through World War I, 1867-1919
The changing face of American society, 1945-2000
The middle road: American politics, 1945 to 2000
The United States in the Cold War: 1945-1989
The United States in World War II: 1941-1945