The American founding experience : political community and republican government / Charles S. Hyneman ; edited by Charles E. Gilbert.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The Challenge of Self-government -- part 1. Conditions of Citizenship: Inclusion and Exclusion. 2. The Native American and the Free African American. 3. The Newcomer to the Land: Immigration and the Evolution of American Citizenship. 4. True Faith and Allegiance: The Loyalists and the New Polity. 5. Aspirations for Nationhood -- part 2. Republican Government: Equality, Liberty, and Virtue. 6. A People Capable of Self-government: Equality and Liberty. 7. The Limits of Liberty: Freedom of Expression. 8. The Limits of Liberty: Petition, Protest, and Resistance. 9. The Preserver of Liberty: Virtue -- App. 1: In Praise of Patriotism: Extracts from Three Addresses -- App. 2: Charles S. Hyneman on the Declaration of Independence and Personal Equality -- App. 3: Robert Coram on Equality -- App. 4: James Madison Proposes a Bill of Rights -- App. 5: The Sedition Act of 1798 -- App. 6: Excerpts from Debate in the House of Representatives on the Sedition Bill, July 1798.

App. 7: The Reverend Joseph Lathrop on Industry and Frugality as Elements of a Virtuous Society.

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