Political history of the United States - PDF (1904) by John P. Gordy

A political history of the United States In presenting this edition of the History, the author desires to state that since the first publica...

A political history of the United States

In presenting this edition of the History, the author desires to state that since the first publication of the work liis further studies have led him to the conclusion that the political philosophy of Alexander Hamilton was held by a small minority of the Federalists who determined the policy of the country up to the election of John Adams; that this philosophy, or rather the measures growing out of it, led to the overthrow of the party in 1800; and that there was little difference between the opinions of the majority of the Federalists at that time and those of the Republican leaders in 1815.

 Not only has the work been reconstructed in accordance with that conclusion, many of the chapters being recast and others entirely rewritten, but it has been extended to embrace four volumes instead of three as originally intended. Practically a new production, therefore, it is offered as the result of the author's more exhaustive labours in this field of study, in the hope that it may prove helpful alike to the teacher, the student of civics, and that increasing class of Americans who, with an awakened sense of their citizenship in the greatest of republics would familiarize themselves with the political history of their country. 

The author is under obligations to Professor J. A. Woodburn of Indiana University for pointing out some misstatements of fact, and to his own colleague, Professor J. V. Denney, and Mr Theodore F. Xeu of New York, for many improvements in the form of the work.

Contents:

I. Without an Adequate Government 9

II. Attempts to Provide a Revenue 20

III. The Need of Power to Regulate Commerce 37

IV. On the Verge of Anarchy 52

V. Revolution or Dissolution? 61

VI. The Revolution of 1787 75

VII. The Antifederal Party 92

VIII. Alexander Hamilton ll53

IX. The Federalist Financial Policy lli

X. Thomas Jefferson 132^

XI. The French Revolution 159

XII. The French Revolution in American Politics 176

XIII. The Whisky Insurrection 201

XIV. Relations with England, 215

XV. Jay's Treaty 239

XVI. Monroe in France 265

XVII. The Extra Session of 1797 285

XVIII. TheX, Y, and Z Mission 299

XIX. The Alien and Sedition Laws 313

XX. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions 332

XXI. The downfall of the Federalist Party... 343 L

XXII. The Revolution of 1800 363 —

XXIII. Jefferson and His Cabinet 383

XXIV. The Dilemma of the Republicans 398

XXV. The Purchase of Ijouisiana _. 421

XXVI. The Northern Confederacy 439

XXVII. West Florida 460

XXVII. John Randolph 479

XXIX. Conquering Without War 495

XXX. The Berlin Decree and the Attack on the ' ' Chesapeake " 507

XXXI. The Orders in Council and the Milan Decree 527

XXXII. The Embargo 541

XXXIII. The Effect of the Embargo upon Napoleon,

Great Britain, and New England 556

XXXIV. Submission or War? 576

XXXV. Submission 586 

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Author: John P. Gordy

Publication date: 1904

Company: New York, H. Holt and company

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