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Asserted and Proved,” JAMES OTIS, 1763

The Act Repealing the Stamp Act, 1766; The Declaratory Act, 1766

4 The War for Independence

“A Discourse at the Dedication of the Tree of Liberty,” “A SON OF LIBERTY” [silas downer], 1768

“Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania,” Letters V and IX, JOHN DICKINSON, 1767–68

Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, 1774 154

Virginia Bill of Rights, 1776

“On Civil Liberty, Passive Obedience, and Non-resistance,” JONATHAN BOUCHER, 1775

Common Sense, THOMAS PAINE, 1776

The Declaration of Independence, 1776

5 A New Constitution

“Thoughts on Government,” JOHN ADAMS, 1776

       Articles of Confederation, 1778

       The Essex Result, 1778

       Northwest Ordinance, 1787

       Albany Plan of Union, 1754

       Virginia and New Jersey Plans, 1787

       The Constitution of the United States of America, 1787

       The Federalist, Papers 1, 9, 10, 39, 47–51, 78; ALEXANDER HAMILTON, JAMES MADISON, and JOHN JAY; 1787

       “Address of the Minority of the Pennsylvania Convention,” 1787

       “An Examination of the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution,” NOAH WEBSTER, 1787

       6 The Bill of Rights

       The Federalist, Papers 84 and 85; ALEXANDER HAMILTON, JAMES MADISON, and JOHN JAY; 1787

       “Letter I,” “CENTINEL,” 1787

       “Essay I,” “BRUTUS,” 1787

       “Letter III,” “THE FEDERAL FARMER,” 1787

       “Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments,” JAMES MADISON, 1785; “Virginia Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom,” THOMAS JEFFERSON, 1786

       “Speech Introducing Proposed Constitutional Amendments,” JAMES MADISON, 1789; Debate over First Amendment Language, 1789; The First Ten Amendments to the Constitution, or the Bill of Rights, 1789

       Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, JOSEPH STORY, 1833

       The People v. Ruggles, JAMES KENT, 1811

       Marbury v. Madison, JOHN MARSHALL, 1803

       Barron v. the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, JOHN MARSHALL, 1833

       7 State versus Federal Authority

       “Essay V,” “BRUTUS,” 1787

       Chisholm v. Georgia, JAMES WILSON, 1793; U.S. Constitution, Eleventh Amendment, 1787

       The Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798; Virginia Resolutions, 1798; Kentucky Resolutions, 1798; Counter-resolutions of Other States, 1799; Report of Virginia House of Delegates, 1799

       “The Duty of Americans, at the Present Crisis,” TIMOTHY DWIGHT, 1798

       Report of the Hartford Convention, 1815

       JOSEPH STORY: Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, 1833; A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States, 1840

       8 Forging a Nation

       “Opinion against the Constitutionality of a National Bank,” THOMAS JEFFERSON, 1791; “Opinion as to the Constitutionality of the Bank of the United States,” ALEXANDER HAMILTON, 1791

       “Veto Message,” ANDREW JACKSON, 1832

       “Veto Message,” JAMES MADISON, 1817

       Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, JOSEPH STORY, 1833

       ABRAHAM LINCOLN: “Address to the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois,” 1838; “Address to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,” 1859

       WILLIAM LEGGETT: Newspaper Editorials on “Direct Taxation,” 1834; “Chief Justice Marshall,” 1835; “The Despotism of the Majority,” 1837; “Morals of Legislation,” 1837; and “The Morals of Politics,” 1837

       “Speech on Electioneering,” DAVY CROCKETT, 1848

       “Speech before the U.S. Senate,” DANIEL WEBSTER, 1830; “Speech before the U.S. Senate,” ROBERT Y. HAYNE, 1830

       “Fort Hill Address,” JOHN C. CALHOUN, 1831

       9 Prelude to War

       Laws Regulating Servants and Slaves, 1630–1852 582

       “Slavery” and “Agriculture and the Militia,” JOHN TAYLOR OF CAROLINE, 1818 589

       The Missouri Compromise, 1820–21

       WILLIAM LEGGETT: Newspaper Editorials on “Governor McDuffie’s Message,” 1835; “The Question of Slavery Narrowed to a Point,” 1837; and “‘Abolition Insolence,’” 1837

       Senate Speeches on the Compromise of 1850, JOHN C. CALHOUN and DANIEL WEBSTER, 1850

       Second Fugitive Slave Law, 1850; Ableman v. Booth, ROGER TANEY, 1858

       Scott v. Sandford, ROGER TANEY, 1856 646

       “The Relative Position and Treatment of the Negroes” and “The Abolitionists—Consistency of Their Labors,” GEORGE S. SAWYER, 1858

       “What Is Slavery?” and “Slavery Is Despotism,” HARRIET BEECHER STOWE, 1853

       Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1856; Fifth Lincoln-Douglas Debate, 1858

       Bibliography

       Index

Alphabetical Table of Contents

      Ableman v. Booth, ROGER TANEY

      “‘Abolition Insolence,’” WILLIAM LEGGETT

      “Abolitionists—Consistency of Their Labors, The,” GEORGE S. SAWYER

      “Account