The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 : a Study in Revolutionary Democracy /

The rebellion of the unprotected frontiersmen and the unfranchised artisans, who constituted two-thirds of the population in Pennsylvania, against the Quaker property owners to achieve a voice in the government and establish a liberal constitution in 1996.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Selsam, J. Paul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Temas:
Pennsylvania. > Constitution.
Constitution (Pennsylvania : 1776)
To 1783
Constitutional history > Pennsylvania.
Histoire constitutionnelle > Pennsylvanie.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Constitutional history.
Politics and government.
Pennsylvania > Politics and government > To 1775.
Pennsylvania > Politics and government > 1775-1783.
Pennsylvanie > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 1775.
Pennsylvanie > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1783.
Pennsylvania.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • I. The Proprietary Government
  • II. The Proprietary Government and the Revolutionary Movement
  • III. Political Conditions in 1776 and the Movement for a Constitutional Convention
  • IV. The Provincial Conference and the Constitutional Convention
  • V. The Constitution of 1776
  • VI. The Battle over the Constitution and the Organization of the New Government
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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