Birth of the Republic
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Birth of the Republic

The Origin of the United States

  1. 624 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Birth of the Republic

The Origin of the United States

About this book

A study of America's early history and founding documents with an emphasis on the principles of federalism and an argument against big government.

A chronicle of the rise of American civilization from its inception through the American Revolution and the Constitutional Convention of 1787, this scholarly text examines the differences between a national, or centralized and consolidated, system and a federal, or localized and state-focused, system of government. Emphasizing the Christian foundations of the United States, the colonial preference for principles of federalism, and the American rejection of socialism, Warren L. McFerran provides a detailed analysis of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Federalist Papers, and the federal Constitution.

During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the delegates introduced contending plans of government and an intense struggle between the advocates of federalism and nationalism emerged. The champions of federalism and state sovereignty triumphed at that convention, yet this essential policy of power decentralization was to change in the centuries to follow. With conviction, McFerran brings this discourse of federalism vs. nationalism into the twenty-first century, exposing the present big, national government as one hostile to the liberties of the American people. He ultimately demonstrates the manners in which a federal system best serves the freedoms of Americans, much as our Founding Fathers intended.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Chapter One: The Rise of American Civilization
  3. Chapter Two: The American Revolution
  4. Chapter Three: The Declaration ofIndependence
  5. Chapter Four: The Articles of Confederation
  6. Chapter Five: Review and Summary
  7. Chapter Six: The Movement for a New Constitution
  8. Chapter Seven: The Nationalist Conspiracy
  9. Chapter Eight: Three Plans of Government
  10. Chapter Nine: The Battle Royal
  11. Chapter Ten: The Triumph of Federalism
  12. Chapter Eleven: The Ratification Period
  13. Chapter Twelve: The Enduring Legacies
  14. Chapter Thirteen: The Federal Constitution
  15. Chapter Fourteen: Conclusions
  16. Appendix A: The Declaration of Independence
  17. Appendix B: The Articles of Confederation
  18. Appendix C: The Constitution of the United States
  19. Index