With voices ranging from those of presidents to slaves, from both men and women, and from Native Americans and white settlers, this book tells the story of the first half-century of the United States.
- Provides students with over 50 essential documents from the Early Republic: the first five decades of the USA
- Includes lesser-known documents, for example Thomas Jefferson’s rules for ‘republican etiquette’
- Incorporates eyewitness testimony from major historical figures, alongside that of ordinary people from the period
- Includes an introduction, document headnotes and questions at the end of each chapter designed to encourage students to engage with the material critically
List of Figures.
Series Editors’ Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: Traveling the Early American Republic.
Part I Building the United States:.
1. Origins.
1 First Inaugural Address of George Washington, 1789.
2 Tickagiska King Addresses President George Washington, 1789.
3 Western Pennsylvanians Petition Against Taxes, 1790.
2. The First American Party System.
1 A Federalist Appeal to Voters, 1792.
2 Abigail Adams on the Partisan Press, 1797.
3 Matthew Lyon Criticizes “Aristocratic” Politics, 1797.
4 A Massachusetts Farmer Attacks the Federalists, 1798.
3. Recasting the American Nation.
1 First Inaugural Address of Thomas Jefferson, 1801.
2 A New Name for the United States?, 1803.
3 Rules of Etiquette in Jefferson’s White House, 1803.
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