Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic write by Mark David Hall. This book was released on 2013. Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. One of leading figures of his day, Roger Sherman was a member of the five-man committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence and an influential delegate at the Constitutional Convention. As a Representative and Senator in the new republic, he had a hand in determining the proper scope of the national government's power as well as drafting the Bill of Rights. In Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic, Mark David Hall explores Sherman's political theory and shows how it informed his many contributions to America's founding. A close examination of Sherman's religious beliefs provides insight into how those beliefs informed his political actions. Hall shows that Sherman, like many founders, was influenced by Calvinist political thought, a tradition that played a role in the founding generation's opposition to Great Britain, and led them to develop political institutions designed to prevent corruption, promote virtue, and protect rights. Contrary to oft-repeated assertions that the founders advocated a strictly secular policy, Hall argues persuasively that most founders believed Christianity should play an important role in the new American republic.
Collected Works of Roger Sherman
Collected Works of Roger Sherman - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Collected Works of Roger Sherman write by Roger Sherman. This book was released on 2016. Collected Works of Roger Sherman available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Roger Sherman (1721-1793) was the only founder to sign the Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution. He served 1,543 days in the Continental Congress and was a member of the five-man committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence. At the Federal Convention of 1787 he spoke more times than all but three delegates and was the driving force behind the Connecticut Compromise. As a Representative and Senator in the new republic, he played critical roles in debates over the Bill of Rights, the assumption of state debts, and the creation of a national bank. He was also one of the leading political leaders in Connecticut for the latter part of the eighteenth century. Nevertheless, no book dedicated to his writings has ever been published. Collected Works of Roger Sherman brings together essays, documents, records of his remarks in the Constitutional Convention and in the First Federal Congress, and important representative letters Sherman wrote to a variety of correspondents, including: 1768 letter to William Samuel Johnson, emphasizing Parliament's limited authority over the colonies 1772 letter to the theologian Joseph Bellamy, criticizing Bellamy's position on a congregation's ability to fire its minister 1777 letter to Richard Henry Lee, addressing a number of economic issues 1789 series of letters between Sherman and John Adams, exploring the nature of republican government and the proper scope of presidential power. Mark David Hall is Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics and Faculty Fellow in the William Penn Honors Program at George Fox University. In addition to editing, with Kermit L. Hall, the Collected Works of James Wilson (Liberty Fund, 2007) and, with Daniel L. Dreisbach, The Sacred Rights of Conscience: Selected Readings on Religious Liberty and Church-State Relations in the American Founding (Liberty Fund, 2009), he has written Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic (Oxford University Press, 2013).
The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787
The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 write by Gordon S. Wood. This book was released on 2011-02-01. The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. One of the half dozen most important books ever written about the American Revolution.--New York Times Book Review "During the nearly two decades since its publication, this book has set the pace, furnished benchmarks, and afforded targets for many subsequent studies. If ever a work of history merited the appellation 'modern classic,' this is surely one.--William and Mary Quarterly "[A] brilliant and sweeping interpretation of political culture in the Revolutionary generation.--New England Quarterly "This is an admirable, thoughtful, and penetrating study of one of the most important chapters in American history.--Wesley Frank Craven
Correspondence Between Roger Sherman and Samuel Hopkins
Correspondence Between Roger Sherman and Samuel Hopkins - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Correspondence Between Roger Sherman and Samuel Hopkins write by Samuel Hopkins. This book was released on 2023-07-18. Correspondence Between Roger Sherman and Samuel Hopkins available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is a collection of correspondence between two prominent figures of the American Revolution: Roger Sherman and Samuel Hopkins. The letters provide valuable insight into their personal lives and political views. They discuss a wide range of topics including religion, politics, and the war effort. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the American Revolution. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Principled Action
Principled Action - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Principled Action write by James D. Best. This book was released on 2012-03. Principled Action available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Prior to 1776, world history was primarily written about kings and emperors. The American experiment shook the world. Not only did the colonies break away from the biggest and most powerful empire in history, but they also took the musings of the brightest thinkers of the Enlightenment and implemented them. The founding of the United States was simultaneously an armed rebellion against tyranny and a revolution of ideas -- ideas that changed the course of world history.
