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The Jay Treaty debate, public opinion, and the evolution of early American political culture /

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Main Author: Estes, Todd, 1963-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2006]
Series:Political development of the American nation.
Subjects:
Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, with the United States of America > (1794 November 19) > Public opinion.
Political culture > United States > History.
Public opinion > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Great Britain > Public opinion.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > United States > Public opinion.
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Table of Contents:
  • England, France, and the foreign context of American politics
  • Federalists, Republicans, and popular politics in the early 1790s
  • The firestorm and the counterattack : first soundings in the public debate
  • The words of tongue and pen : the rhetorical war over the Jay Treaty
  • Petitions, instructions, and the duties of citizens and representatives
  • The final push : the debate in Congress and out-of-doors
  • Reflections on the debate.