The American Revolution and Constitution

About this Collection

The ideals of individual liberty and limited government motivated the men and women who took part in the creation of the American Republic. The OLL includes critical primary sources that helped shape the nation’s cultural, religious, and historical tradition. These books reveal the character of American discourse about such crucial issues as the nature and importance of self-government, the purposes of federal union, and the role of religion in America’s drive for liberty.

See the books published by Liberty Fund in this subject area.

For additional information about the American Founding see the following:

• Timeline on the American Founding
• Key Documents
• in the Forum: The Founders' Constitution
• Collection: the American Revolution and Constitution
• Debate on Loyalists and Patriots before the American Revolution

Members:

• The Debates in the Several State Conventions vol. 4 (Jonathan Elliot)
• The Debates on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution vol. 5 (Jonathan Elliot)
• The Declaration of Independence: A Study on the History of Political Ideas (Carl Lotus Becker)
• The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris, 2 vols. (Gouverneur Morris)
• The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris, vol. 1 (Gouverneur Morris)
• The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris, vol. 2 (Gouverneur Morris)
• Empire and Nation: Letters from a Farmer (John Dickinson)
• Exploring the Bounds of Liberty: Political Writings of Colonial British America from the Glorious Revolution to the American Revolution (Jack P. Greene)
• Exploring the Bounds of Liberty: Political Writings of Colonial British America from the Glorious Revolution to the American Revolution. Vol. 1 (1687-1732) (Jack P. Greene)
• Exploring the Bounds of Liberty: Political Writings of Colonial British America from the Glorious Revolution to the American Revolution. Vol. 2 (1734-1755) (Jack P. Greene)
• Exploring the Bounds of Liberty: Political Writings of Colonial British America from the Glorious Revolution to the American Revolution. Vol. 3 (1755-1774) (Jack P. Greene)
• Extract from The Jeffersonian Cyclopedia (Illustrations and Topical index) (Thomas Jefferson)
• The Federal and State Constitutions, 7 vols. (Francis Newton Thorpe)
• The Federal and State Constitutions, Vol. I United States-Alabama-District of Columbia (Francis Newton Thorpe)
• The Federal and State Constitutions, Vol. II Florida-Kansas (Francis Newton Thorpe)
• The Federal and State Constitutions, Vol. III Kentucky-Massachusetts (Francis Newton Thorpe)
• The Federal and State Constitutions, Vol. IV Michigan-New Hampshire (Francis Newton Thorpe)
• The Federal and State Constitutions, Vol. V New Jersey-Philippine Islands (Francis Newton Thorpe)
• The Federal and State Constitutions, Vol. VI Porto Rico-Vermont (Francis Newton Thorpe)
• The Federal and State Constitutions, Vol. VII Virginia-Wyoming-Index (Francis Newton Thorpe)
• The Federalist (Gideon ed.) (Alexander Hamilton)
• Four Tracts on Political and Commercial Subjects (Josiah Tucker)
• Friends of the Constitution: Writings of the “Other” Federalists, 1787-1788 (Colleen A. Sheehan)
• George Washington: A Collection (George Washington)
• A History of England in the Eighteenth Century, vol. IV (William Edward Hartpole Lecky)