Project Gutenberg 2012-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 194 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. 2 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 focuses on the intricate process through which the Constitution of the United States was crafted, detailing its philosophy, the intentions of its framers, and the debates that surrounded its formation. This comprehensive examination offers insights into the foundational principles of American governance and the historical context that shaped them. The opening of the book introduces readers to the significance of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, highlighting the urgent need for a stronger national government to preserve the Union and protect republican liberties. It discusses the belief among the framers that the existing Confederation was inadequate and outlines the necessity for a system that reflects popular sovereignty while ensuring balance among state and national powers. Curtis emphasizes the historical lessons that informed the framers' decisions, setting the stage for an exploration of the debates and compromises that led to the Constitution's eventual adoption. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Constitutional history -- United States KF Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Law & Criminology Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 1640233 2025-06-16T14:08:16.184397 text/html 1560253 2012-09-05T15:31:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 591872 2025-06-16T14:08:44.648353 application/epub+zip 616166 2025-06-16T14:08:24.719368 application/epub+zip 563143 2025-06-16T14:08:20.708399 application/epub+zip 1213330 2025-06-16T14:08:57.855760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1096246 2025-06-16T14:08:41.454326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 863888 2022-09-18T15:45:08.398014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1231103 2023-09-17T15:44:00.795014 text/plain 15662 2025-06-16T14:08:58.037724 application/rdf+xml 26297 2025-06-16T14:08:21.721450 image/jpeg 4782 2025-06-16T14:08:21.216390 image/jpeg 550934 2025-06-16T14:08:16.289482 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