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Chapter III. The Land

E. Wilder Spaulding

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New York in the Critical Period. 1783–1789

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Foreword VII
Acknowledgment XI
Contents XIII
Illustrations XVII
Introduction 1
Chapter I. Business, Good and Bad 5
Chapter II. The Social Background 30
Chapter III. The Land 44
Chapter IV. The Politics of The Landlords 71
Chapter V. Politics 84
Chapter VI. The Lion's Paw 115
Chapter VII. The Currency 139
Chapter VIII. The State Impost 153
Chapter IX. New York and The Congress 160
Chapter X. The Drift Toward Union 183
Chapter XI. The Constitution Before The State 192
Chapter XII. The Campaign 205
Chapter XIII. The Embattled Statesmen of Poughkeepsie 232
Chapter XIV. The Triumph of The Constitution 249
Maps 277
Appendix 283
Bibliography 289
Index 317

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Foreword VII
Acknowledgment XI
Contents XIII
Illustrations XVII
Introduction 1
Chapter I. Business, Good and Bad 5
Chapter II. The Social Background 30
Chapter III. The Land 44
Chapter IV. The Politics of The Landlords 71
Chapter V. Politics 84
Chapter VI. The Lion's Paw 115
Chapter VII. The Currency 139
Chapter VIII. The State Impost 153
Chapter IX. New York and The Congress 160
Chapter X. The Drift Toward Union 183
Chapter XI. The Constitution Before The State 192
Chapter XII. The Campaign 205
Chapter XIII. The Embattled Statesmen of Poughkeepsie 232
Chapter XIV. The Triumph of The Constitution 249
Maps 277
Appendix 283
Bibliography 289
Index 317

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