From the onset of the Revolution in 1776 to the inauguration of the
federal government in 1789, the American political culture was
transformed. The movement for an effective continental republic is
here linked to the groundswell for development and economic freedom
set off by the Revolution. A Union of Interests reconstructs the
discourse of American federalism, a discourse grounded in the
debate over the role of government in the regulation of the
economy.
Cathy Matson and Peter Onuf integrate analyses of economic ideas
and interests with many of the critical problems facing the union
after the war--such as jurisdictional disputes, threats of
secession, and new prospects for frontier settlement. The
revolutionary ideology that had justified the creation of sovereign
states under the Articles of Confederation seemed increasingly
"artificial" in light of the pressing need to create a "natural,"
extended republic that would be truer to the changing circumstances
of the American people. The authors demonstrate that the movement
for the Constitution drew upon increasingly popular
political-economic ideas that sought to reconcile the apparent
conflicts between a national interest and the "enlightened"
self-interest of citizens. A pivotal chapter argues that the
Constitutional Convention was itself both a product of this broad
public discussion about America's future and a contribution to it
in which the founders debated the limits to which they should
compromise their distinct goals to fit this emerging vision.
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