Description: Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction, Michael Allen Gillespie and Michael Lienesch Part One. The Promise of Prosperity 1. Delaware: Independence and the Concept of a Commercial Republic, Gaspare J. Saladino 2. Pennsylvania: Representation and the Meaning of Republicanism, George J. Graham, Jr. 3. New Jersey: Property and the Price of Republican Politics, Sara M. Shumer Part Two. Restoring Stability 4. Georgia: Searching for Security, Edward J. Cashin 5. Connecticut: Achieving Consent and Assuring Control, Donald S. Lutz 6. Massachusetts: Creating Consensus, Michael Allen Gillespie Part Three. The Consolidation of Political Cultures 7. Maryland: The Small Republic in the New Nation, Peter S. Onuf 8. South Carolina: Slavery and the Structure of the Union, Robert M. Weir 9. New Hampshire: Puritanism and the Moral Foundations of America, Jean Yarbrough Part Four. The Search for Political Solutions 10. Virginia: Sectionalism and the General Good, Lance Banning 11. New York: Federalism and the Political Economy of Union, Cecil L. Eubanks Part Five. The Rationale of Resistance 12. North Carolina: Preserving Rights, Michael Lienesch 13. Rhode Island: Protecting State Interests, John P. Kaminski Afterword, Wilson Carey McWilliams The Contributors Index

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