Liberty and Union

A Constitutional History of the United States, volume 1

Edgar McManus, Tara Helfman

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781136756672
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Constitutions
• Index: Politics & International Relations

This, the first of two volumes of Liberty and Union, is a comprehensive constitutional history of the United States from the Anglo-American origins of the Constitution through the colonial and antebellum periods, to the Civil War and the consequent restructuring of the nation.

Written in a clear and engaging narrative style, it successfully unites thorough chronological coverage with a thematic approach, offering critical analysis of core constitutional history topics, set in the political, social, and economic context that made them constitutional issues in the first place. Combining a thoughtful and balanced narrative with an authoritative stance on key issues, the authors explain the past in the light of the past, without imposing upon it the standards of later generations.

Authored by two experienced professors of History and Law this textbook has been thoughtfully constructed to offer an accessible alternative to dense scholarly works – avoiding unnecessary technical jargon, defining legal terms and historical personalities where appropriate, and making explicit connections between constitutional themes and historical events. For students in an undergraduate or postgraduate constitutional history course, or anyone with a general interest in constitutional developments, this book will be essential reading.

Useful features include:

• Full glossary of legal terminology
• Recommended reading
• A table of cases
• Extensive supporting artwork
• Companion website

Useful documents provided:

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitution of the United States of America
• Chronological list of Supreme Court justices

Index

Note: Page numbers in italics indicate image and timeline entries.

Ableman v. Booth (1859) 226, 255–7

Adams, Charles Francis 244

Adams, John 29, 39–40, 54, 59, 60, 66, 87, 93, 111, 179; presidency of 109–10; X, Y, Z affair and 110–12

Adams, John Quincy 139, 143, 183, 183, 190; counsel in Amistad case 247; gag rule and 232

Adams, Samuel 47, 50, 51, 81, 82

Administration of Justice Act 34, 53; see Intolerable Acts

African American senator and representatives elected to Congress 312

Alexander, Francis 163

Alien Act 86, 112–13

Amar, Akhil Reed 168

American Anti-Slavery Society 255

American Party 261

American Revolution 36–59; Boston Tea Party 52; Declaration of Independence 56; First Continental Congress 54; imperial system and 36–7; moderates vs. radicals during 47; political reorganization during 59; Second Continental Congress 55; Sons of Liberty in 44; Stamp Act 41; Tea Act and 51; Writs of Assistance and 38

Amistad, see United States v. The Schooner Amistad

Annapolis Convention 58, 72

Antelope, The (1825) 170–1

Antifederalists 81–5

antislavery movement 76–7, 169, 227–30

Articles of Association 266

Articles of Confederation 58, 59, 62–64; failures of 65–6, 68–9; foreign relations under 66–8; national government under 64–5; successes 65–6

Ashley, James 309

Baillie, James S. 217

Baldwin, Henry 168, 200

Baldwin, Roger Sherman 245

Baltimore, Lord 17, 18

Bank of Augusta v. Earle (1839) 204, 207

Bank of the United States...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Figures and Acknowledgments
• Preface
• I English and Colonial Origins
• II Independence and Nationhood
• III A More Perfect Union
• IV Launching the New Government
• V Jeffersonian Republicanism
• VI John Marshall and Judicial Nationalism
• VII Majority Rule and Sectional Rights
• VIII More Power to the States
• IX Slavery and the Constitution
• X The Crisis of the Union
• XI Reconstructing the Nation
• XII Promises Betrayed
• XIII Property Rights and Judicial Activism
• Recommended Reading
• Appendices
• Table of Cases
• Index