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Taming democracy, "the people," the founders, and the troubled ending of the American Revolution, Terry Bouton

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Taming democracy, "the people," the founders, and the troubled ending of the American Revolution, Terry Bouton

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-316) and index

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contains biographical information

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illustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Taming democracy

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electronic resource eBook

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bibliographydictionaries

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Terry Bouton

Sub title

"the people," the founders, and the troubled ending of the American Revolution

Table Of Contents

Oppression : the origins of the American revolution -- The vision of '76 : popular ideology and the revolution -- The gospel of moneyed men : the gentry's new ideals -- The sheriff's wagon : the crisis of the 1780s -- Equal power : "the people" attempt to reclaim the revolution -- The problem with politics : why reform fell short -- Rings of protection : popular resistance during the 1780s -- "A stronger barrier against democracy" : the struggle over constitutions -- Roads closed : desperate opposition to the new order -- The Pennsylvania regulation of 1794 : a rebellion over whiskey? -- The Pennsylvania regulation of 1799 : John Fries's rebellion?

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