Drafting the Constitution: Weighing Evidence to Draw Sound ConclusionsThis book is a substantial, stand-alone history of the drama and debate that went into the drafting and ratification of the U.S. Constitution. It offers an in-depth examination of the state of the new American nation after the Revolution; the fatal weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation; the growing clamor to draft a new plan of government; the impassioned debate between the big and small states; the rocky road to compromise; and the ratification of our government s founding the document. |
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| Título | Drafting the Constitution: Weighing Evidence to Draw Sound Conclusions Critical Thinking in American History |
| Autor | Kristin Eck |
| Edición | ilustrada |
| Editor | The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1404204121, 9781404204126 |
| Largo | 48 páginas |
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