Chapter 6: The Republican Experiment

Chapter 6: The Republican Experiment focuses on:


 * Post-Revolutionary changes in society
 * States' rights vs. national power
 * The Articles of Confederation
 * The Constitution

Section Headings

 * 1) Introduction: A New Political Morality (161)
 * 2) Defining Republican Culture (162)
 * 3) Living in the Shadow of Revolution (163)
 * 4) Social and Political Reform (163)
 * 5) African Americans in the New Republic (164)
 * 6) The Challenge of Women's Rights (166)
 * 7) Postponing Full Liberty (168)
 * 8) The States: Experiments in Republicanism (168)
 * 9) Blueprints for State Government (168)
 * 10) Natural Rights and the State Constitutions (169)
 * 11) Power to the People (169)
 * 12) Stumbling Toward a New National Government (170)
 * 13) Articles of Confederation (170)
 * 14) Western Land: Key to the First Constitution (171)
 * 15) Northwest Ordinance: The Confederation's Major Achievement (173)
 * 16) Strengthening Federal Authority (175)
 * 17) The Nationalist Critique (175)
 * 18) Diplomatic Humiliation (177)
 * 19) "Have We Fought for This?" (177)
 * 20) The Genius of James Madison (177)
 * 21) Constitutional Reform (178)
 * 22) The Philadelphia Convention (179)
 * 23) Inventing a Federal Republic (180)
 * 24) Compromise Saves the Convention (180)
 * 25) Compromising on Slavery (181)
 * 26) The Last Details (184)
 * We, the People (184)
 * 1) Whose Constitution? Struggle for Ratification (185)
 * 2) Federalists and Antifederalists (185)
 * 3) Adding the Bill of Rights (187)
 * 4) Conclusion: Depends on the People (188)