Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-316) and index.
Contents
Oppression : the origins of the American revolution -- The vision of '76 : popular ideology and the revolution -- The gospel of moneyed men : the gentry's new ideals -- The sheriff's wagon : the crisis of the 1780s -- Equal power : "the people" attempt to reclaim the revolution -- The problem with politics : why reform fell short -- Rings of protection : popular resistance during the 1780s -- "A stronger barrier against democracy" : the struggle over constitutions -- Roads closed : desperate opposition to the new order -- The Pennsylvania regulation of 1794 : a rebellion over whiskey? -- The Pennsylvania regulation of 1799 : John Fries's rebellion?
