Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 171 Sparks, Edwin Erle 1860 1924 The United States of America, Part 1: 1783-1830 Anne Soulard, Paul Wenker, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The United States of America, Part 1: 1783-1830" by Edwin Erle Sparks is a historical account written during the early 20th century. This work examines the formative years of the United States following the Revolutionary War, detailing the evolution of the nation from a loose confederation of states to a more unified government. Sparks aims to explore the centralizing and decentralizing forces at play during this crucial period, shedding light on the challenges the newly independent nation faced in establishing a cohesive political identity. The opening of the book presents the context of America’s political landscape immediately after the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Sparks argues that while the United States was declared a sovereign nation, it functioned as a union only in a formal sense, as many states retained individual sovereignty and were marked by mutual distrust. The section highlights the struggles of the Articles of Confederation, notably their inability to effectively govern and maintain unity amid growing sectional interests and the economic challenges of the post-war era. It sets the stage for discussions on representation, governance, and the gradual recognition of national identity, suggesting the complex interplay of ideals and practicalities that would define the nation's path forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en United States -- History E151 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) 706113 2025-08-03T08:35:13.937401 text/html 705934 2025-01-10T00:00:56.244084 text/html 341287 2025-08-03T08:35:22.563374 application/epub+zip 352346 2025-08-03T08:35:17.051394 application/epub+zip 324738 2025-08-03T08:35:15.885408 application/epub+zip 617000 2025-08-03T08:35:27.267390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581919 2025-08-03T08:35:21.789384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564500 2022-09-03T12:55:30.546996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 679045 2025-08-03T08:35:13.445415 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 674098 2020-12-29T22:41:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17490 2025-08-03T08:35:27.396321 application/rdf+xml 16258 2025-08-03T08:35:16.380387 image/jpeg 3697 2025-08-03T08:35:16.131395 image/jpeg 245847 2020-12-29T22:41:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 337405 2025-08-03T08:35:13.989425 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