HSTY2666 Chapter Notes - Chapter week 8 and 9 course reader: Richard Beeman, Continental Army, Anti-Federalism
18 Jul 2018
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Kierner, ed. , forging a national culture , ch 12, revolutionary america, 1750- 1815, pp. John murrin, a roof without walls: the dilemma of american national identity , in. Richard beeman, stephen botein and edward c. carter ii, ed. , beyond confederation: Origins of the constitution and american national identity (chapel hill: university of north. The post-revolutionary era brought about many concerns for the ongoing success of the fledgling republic. Where the revolution had seen intense factionalism and split loyalties (the. Continental army and the ideology of the patriots by no means representing the position of all americans), it seemed to the government an imperative to secure public loyalty to and unity with the new federal system. Kierner describes a number of factors which contributed to this objective of forming a national culture and identity: political endeavours such as the. Federal constitution, the declaration of independence and the establishment of the new capital.
