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Chesapeake Politics, 1781-1800
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Chesapeake Politics, 1781-1800

by Norman K. Risjord. 715 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Norman K. Risjord

Publisher:

   Columbia University Press

Place of Publication:

  New York  

Publication Year:

  1978
Subjects:   Political Parties--Maryland--History, Political Parties--Virginia--History, Political Parties--North Carolina--History
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Contents
Part One The Chesapeake Landscape
CHAPTER ONE The Landscape and the People, from the Susquehanna to the Rappahannock 3
CHAPTER TWO The Landscape and the People, from the Rappahannock to Cape Fear 38
Part Two The Beginnings of Political Parties, 1781-1787
CHAPTER THREE The Politics of Personalities, 1781-1783 71
CHAPTER FOUR Debtor Relief for Rich and Poor 96
CHAPTER FIVE Emergence of State Parties, 1784-1787 122
CHAPTER SIX Depression Politics, 1784-1787 160
CHAPTER SEVEN Tories, Anglicans, and Slaves 192
CHAPTER EIGHT The Western Question 219
Part Three The Constitution and National Parties, 1788-1792
CHAPTER NINE The Movement for Federal Reform 251
CHAPTER TEN Ratification with or without Amendments 276
CHAPTER ELEVEN Federalists Triumphant 320
CHAPTER TWELVE The Death of Antifederalism 342
CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Chesapeake Wins the Capital 363
CHAPTER FOURTEEN Rise of the Republicans 394
Part Four The Party System Matures, 1793-1800
CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Politics of Neutrality, 1793-1794 418
CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Politics of Taxes and Treaties, 1794-1795 443
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Prosperity Solves Many Problems 468
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Reform with Restraint 483
CHAPTER NINETEEN A Yankee President 506
CHAPTER TWENTY Mobilizing the Electorate: 1800 534
APPENDIX Computerized Sorting Program for the Maryland House of Delegates 573
NOTES 575
A NOTE ON SOURCES 687
INDEX 697
ONE Maryland and Virginia ca. 1970 opposite p. 8
TWO North Carolina in 1783 opposite p. 40
THREE Maryland and Virginia: Counties and Regions, ca. 1790 opposite p. 74
FOUR North Carolina: Counties and Regions, ca. 1790 opposite p. 98
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