Readings in American History

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27. The Albany plan of union, 1754

The Writings of Benjamin Franklin, ed. A. H. SMYTH,
Vol. I, pp. 386–389; Vol. III, pp. 197–199. .

THE FALL OF NEW FRANCE

28. Washington's embassy to the French forts, 1753

The Writings of George Washington, ed. W. C. FORD,

Vol. I, pp. 11-40

29. The fall of Quebec, September 13, 1759

87

94

98

JOHN KNOX, An Historical Journal of the Campaigns

in North America for the Years 1757-1760, Vol. II,

pp. 66-73.

104

THOMAS JEFFREYS, The Natural and Civil History of the
French Dominions in North and South America,
pp. 133-136.

PART II

THE SEPARATION OF THE COLONIES FROM

ENGLAND

CHAPTER IV-BRITISH RULE IN AMERICA

THE AUTHORITY OF PARLIAMENT IN THE COLONIES

30. The rights of the colonies

.

THOMAS POWNALL, The Administration of the Colonies,

London, 1764, pp. x, 40-85

THOMAS HUTCHINSON, Letters, etc., Boston, 1773,

pp. 8, 9, 16

STEPHEN HOPKINS, The Rights of Colonies Examined,

in Colonial Records of Rhode Island, ed. J. R.

Bartlett, Vol. VI, pp. 419–424 ·

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TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION

31. The truth about the Stamp Act

FRANKLIN, Works (see No. 27), Vol. VII, pp. 118-120 118

32. The Circular Letter of Massachusetts Bay, 1768

The Writings of Samuel Adams, ed. H. A. CUSHING,

Vol. I, pp. 184-188

JOHN ALMON, Prior Documents, London, 1777,

120

123

JOHN DICKINSON, Letters from a Farmer, etc., pp. 69-80 125

THE PUNISHMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS

34. Conflicting reports of the conflict at Lexington, April

19, 1775

Paper in the Hancock-Clark House at Lexington,

Massachusetts

128

New England Historical and Genealogical Register,

Vol. XXVII, p. 434 ·

PETER FORCE, American Archives, fourth series,

Vol. II, pp. 488, 491.

130

131

CHAPTER V-THE BIRTH OF THE NATION

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

35. The final petition to King George III, July 8, 1775

Journals of the Continental Congress, ed. W. C. FORD,

Vol. II, pp. 158-161.

36. Thomas Paine's argument for independence, Janu-
ary 10, 1776

"Common Sense," in PAINE's Writings, ed. M. D.

Conway, Vol. I, pp. 84-101 passim

37. The French alliance, 1778

CHARLEMAGNE TOWER, Jr., The Marquis de Lafayette

133

138

in the American Revolution, Vol. I, pp. 184, 185. 141

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Journals of the Continental Congress (see No. 35),

Vol. XI, pp. 449-453, 753, 756, 757

FRANKLIN, Works (see No. 27), Vol. VIII, pp. 641-643 146

THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

38. George Rogers Clark's capture of Vincennes, Febru-

ary 24, 1779

143

WILLIAM H. ENGLISH, The Conquest of the Northwest,

Vol. I, pp. 568-575, appendix

148

The American Historical Review (Documents), Vol. I,

HEZEKIAH NILES, Principles and Acts of the Revolu-

tion, pp. 393-396 .

153

M. C. TYLER, Literary History of the American Revo-
lution, Vol. II, pp. 124-125.

159

PART III

THE NEW REPUBLIC

CHAPTER VI-THE CONSTITUTION

THE CRITICAL PERIOD

40. The new nation on trial

RICHARD PRICE, Observations on the Importance of the

American Revolution, London, 1785, pp. 1-8,

84-85

163

JOSIAH TUCKER, Cui Bono? or an Inquiry, Gloucester,

1781, pp. 93-96, 117-119

165

TENCH COXE, A View of the United States, London,

1794, pp. 4, 5, 28-32.

167

41. Hamilton's plea for an adequate constitution, Septem-
ber 3, 1780

The Works of Alexander Hamilton, ed. H. C. LODGE,
Vol. I, pp. 213-219

"A MORE PERFECT UNION "

42. The constitutional convention, May to September, 1787

Journals of Congress (see No. 35), Vol. XII, p. 17

The American Historical Review (Documents), Vol. III,

pp. 327-331

Debates on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution,
ed. JONATHAN ELLIOT, Vol. V, pp. 554, 556, 565

Ibid. Vol. I, pp. 17-18.

43. Mason's argument against ratification, 1788

Pamphlets on the Constitution, ed. P. L. FORD, pp. 329–

44. Jefferson's plan for the government of the West, 1784

The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, ed. P. L. Ford,

Vol. III, pp. 429-432

CHAPTER VII-FEDERALISTS AND REPUBLICANS

LAUNCHING THE GOVERNMENT

45. America the land of opportunity

FRANKLIN, Works (see No. 27), Vol. VIII, pp. 603-614 183

J. B. MCMASTER, History of the People of the United

States, Vol. I, pp. 517-519

186

LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-LIANCOURT, Voyage dans les États-

Unis, ... 1795-1797, Vol. I, pp. 133-136

187

46. The inauguration of the government, 1789

WASHINGTON, Works (see No. 28), Vol. XI, pp. 382-

383

188

The Journal of William Maclay, ed. E. S. MACLAY,

pp. 7, 9, 10, 74, 137, 138

47. Jefferson versus Hamilton, 1791-1792

JEFFERSON, Works (see No. 44), Vol. V, pp. 284-287 192

HAMILTON, Works (see No. 41), Vol. IX, pp. 513-535 194

THE REIGN OF FEDERALISM

48. The neutrality proclamation, April 22, 1793

WASHINGTON, Works (see No. 28), Vol. XII, pp. 279–

282

49. The XYZ message, April 3, 1798

Annals of Congress, 5th Congress; Vol. III (ed. 1851),

PP. 3336-3345

50. A plea for peace, October 2, 1798

JOEL BARLOW, Two Letters to the Citizens of the United

States, London, 1806, pp. 37-43

51. The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions, 1798-1799

The Writings of James Madison, ed. G. HUNT, Vol. IX,

pp. 326-331

.

ELLIOT, Debates (see No. 42), Vol. IV, p. 545

JEFFERSON, Works (see No. 44), Vol. VII, p. 290

MADISON, Works (see above), Vol. IX, pp. 444-445

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52. Washington, appeal to Patrick Henry, January 15,

1799

WASHINGTON, Letters (privately printed by W. K.

Bixby of St. Louis from original manuscripts),

pp. 96-99.

.

THE JEFFERSONIAN POLICIES

53. The discovery of the Columbia River, 1792

ROBERT GREENLOW, The History of Oregon and Cali-

fornia, appendix, pp. 434-436

Old South Leaflets, Vol. VI, pp. 22-23 (No. 131)

54. A petition of the inhabitants of Louisiana, 1804

Annals of Congress, 8th Congress, 2d session (ed. 1852)

appendix, pp. 1597-1608

210

212

214

55. The Lewis and Clark expedition, 1803-1806

Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,

ed. R. G. THWAITES, Vol. VII, pp. 247-252, 298. 218

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