Project Gutenberg 2012-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 411 Curtis, George Ticknor 1812 1894 Boylston, Peter Curtis, George Tickner History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 1 With Notices of Its Principle Framers Produced by Curtis Weyant, JoAnn Greenwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Posner Memorial Collection (http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/)) "History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States" by George Ticknor Curtis is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work delves into the critical period surrounding the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, outlining the historical context, motivations, and philosophical underpinnings of this foundational document. Curtis aims to provide an exhaustive examination of the events that led to the Constitution's creation and the significant figures involved in its framing. The opening of the book sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of America's constitutional history, starting with the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. It discusses the separate political structures of the thirteen colonies before the revolution and highlights the colonial grievances against British rule. Curtis introduces the First Continental Congress as a key turning point, where delegates began to unite their efforts against the Crown, showcasing the various dynamics that ultimately spurred the desire for a federal government. Through detailed narrative and historical analysis, Curtis aims to illustrate the foundational principles that would shape American governance and the necessity of a strong, cohesive legal framework to ensure the unity and prosperity of the newly formed nation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Constitutional history -- United States KF Text Category: History - American 1227618 2025-08-16T11:20:54.580447 text/html 1190109 2024-10-23T10:00:10 text/html 504474 2025-08-16T11:21:13.048364 application/epub+zip 518509 2025-08-16T11:21:00.033454 application/epub+zip 466261 2025-08-16T11:20:57.785440 application/epub+zip 1007856 2025-08-16T11:21:21.703293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 945885 2025-08-16T11:21:11.099435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714572 2022-09-18T13:23:37.826572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1011162 2025-08-16T11:20:52.478447 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 991033 2024-10-23T10:00:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16319 2025-08-16T11:21:21.894318 application/rdf+xml 26248 2025-08-16T11:20:58.391415 image/jpeg 4787 2025-08-16T11:20:58.087406 image/jpeg 469912 2025-08-16T11:20:54.656419 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia