Bibliograph

The founding of America, Leora Maltz, book editor

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The founding of America, Leora Maltz, book editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The founding of America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

47803509

Responsibility statement

Leora Maltz, book editor

Series statement

Great speeches in history series

Summary

This book traces the beginning of the United States as a nation through speeches by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, and Patrick Henry

Table Of Contents

Foreword -- Introduction -- Colonists resist British rule -- General search warrants are illegal and unjust / James Otis Jr. ; British policies are arbitrary and unconstitutional / Joseph Warren ; Americans should oppose British tyranny / John Hancock ; British should reconcile with the colonies / Edmund Burke ; Liberty or death / Patrick Henry --Fundamental principles of democracy : Liberty and free speech -- Natural versus civil liberty / John Winthrop ; Argument for freedom of the press / Andrew Hamilton ; Liberty lies in obedience to the law / Jonathon Boucher ; Liberty lies in independence from Great Britain / Samuel Adams ; Plea for free speech in Boston / Frederick Douglass -- Debating the Constitution -- Need for a national government / Benjamin Franklin ; Against the Federal Constitution / Patrick Henry ; For the Federal Constitution / James Madison -- Native American speaks -- You must lift the hatchet against the English / Pontiac ; Speech to George Washington / Cornplanter ; Rejection of the White Man's religion / Red Jacket ; Land cannot be sold / Tecumseh ; Call to fight / Black Hawk -- Heritage of liberty -- Call for national unity and autonomy / George Washington ; Principles of democracy will safeguard liberty / Thomas Jefferson ; American democracy is a model for the world / Elias Boudinot ; Liberty enlightening the world / Chauncey Depew.are arbitrary and unconstitutional / Joseph Warren ; Americans should oppose British tyranny / John Hancock ; British should reconcile with the colonies / Edmund Burke ; Liberty or death / Patrick Henry -- Fundamental principles of democracy : Liberty and free speech -- Natural versus civil liberty / John Winthrop ; Argument for freedom of the press / Andrew Hamilton ; Liberty lies in obedience to the law / Jonathon Boucher ; Liberty lies in independence from Great Britain / Samuel Adams ; Plea for free speech in Boston / Frederick Douglass -- Debating the Constitution -- Need for a national government / Benjamin Franklin ; Against the Federal Constitution / Patrick Henry ; For the Federal Constitution / James Madison -- Native American speaks -- You must lift the hatchet against the English / Pontiac ; Speech to George Washington / Cornplanter ; Rejection of the White Man's religion / Red Jacket ; Land cannot be sold / Tecumseh ; Call to fight / Black Hawk -- Heritage of liberty -- Call for national unity and autonomy / George Washington ; Principles of democracy will safeguard liberty / Thomas Jefferson ; American democracy is a model for the world / Elias Boudinot ; Liberty enlightening the world / Chauncey Depew

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