Massachusetts, Colony to Commonwealth: Documents on the Formation of Its Constitution, 1775-1780 (Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia) - Softcover

Taylor, Robert J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807808083 ISBN 13: 9780807808085

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press Enduring Editions, 1961

Synopsis

In the transformation of the colonies into commonwealths during the Revolution, Massachusetts most effectively institutionalized the political theory of popular sovereignty. The concept of the constitutional convention and popular ratification, initiated by the Massachusetts Constitution, underscored the constitutional significance of the American Revolution. This is a comprehensive problems-source-book on the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780, containing seventy-one documents.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press Enduring Editions
• Publication date: 1961
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807808083
• ISBN 13: 9780807808085
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 180