@article{353924,
      recid = {353924},
      author = {McDonald, Forrest. and McDonald, Ellen Shapiro.},
      title = {Confederation and constitution, 1781-1789,},
      publisher = {Harper & Row},
      address = {New York,},
      pages = {viii, 222 p.},
      year = {1968},
      abstract = {This volume presents historical documents from the period  of time between the U.S. Articles of Confederation and the  U.S. Constitution, providing readers with a higher level of  understanding and appreciation of the evolving nature of  the U.S. Constitution and its relevance to contemporary  societal issues. This work begins with a history of that  period and of the documents that were generated. A  chronology of events from the Annapolis Convention of 1786  through Virginia's ratification of the Bill of Rights in  1791 follows along with a presentation of 27 documents,  including: (1) the Articles of Confederation; (2) the  Northwest Ordinance; (3) letters written by George  Washington and Thomas Jefferson; (4) transcripts of various  debates; (5) the Virginia and the New Jersey plans for  Union; (6) the Constitution of the United States; (7) some  of the papers from "The Federalist"; (8) amendments  proposed by Massachusetts and Virginia; and (9) the Bill of  Rights. A bibliographical essay suggests 29 items for  further reading. An appendix offers high school lesson  plans for three of the documents presented: (1) the  Virginia plan for Union; (2) debate on executive power; and  (3) debate on the judiciary, the veto, and the separation  of powers.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/353924},
}