The Articles of Confederation: An Interpretation of the Social-Constitutional History of the American Revolution, 1774-1781

Contents

Contents Author's Foreword IX Prefaces Xl THE REVOLUTIONARY BACKGROUND I The Problem of Interpretation 3 II The Internal Revolution 16 III Independence and Internal Revolution, 1774-1776 54 THE WRITING AND RATIFICATION OF THE ARTICLES IV The Problem of Union 107 V The Dickinson Draft of the Confederation 126 VI The Solution of the Major Issues 140 VII The Problem of Sovereignty 161 VIII The Completion of the Articles 177 IX Early Reaction and Ratification 185 X Virginia and the Western Problem, 1778-1779 198 XI Congress and the Western Problem: Land Speculation and the Spanish Alliance 2I I XII The Completion of the Confederation 225 XIII Conclusions 239 APPENDIX Progress of the Articles through Congress 249 The Dickinson Draft of the Confederation 254 The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union 263 Index 273 ...