04180nam 2200817 a 450 991045231870332120200520144314.00-19-988561-31-281-16325-297866111632590-19-804187-X1-4356-0544-6(CKB)1000000000479349(EBL)415813(OCoLC)476245128(SSID)ssj0000255454(PQKBManifestationID)11214993(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000255454(PQKBWorkID)10217276(PQKB)10201880(SSID)ssj0001149649(PQKBManifestationID)12509686(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001149649(PQKBWorkID)11173299(PQKB)23222354(MiAaPQ)EBC415813(PPN)236114611(Au-PeEL)EBL415813(CaPaEBR)ebr10199658(CaONFJC)MIL116325(EXLCZ)99100000000047934920070314d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrTaming democracy[electronic resource] "the people," the founders, and the troubled ending of the American Revolution /Terry BoutonOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20071 online resource (343 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-537856-3 0-19-530665-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-316) and index.Contents; Introduction; Part I: THE RISE OF DEMOCRACY (1763-1776); 1 Oppression: THE ORIGINS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION; 2 The Vision of '76: POPULAR IDEOLOGY AND THE REVOLUTION; Part II: CONFRONTING THE COUNTER-REVOLUTION (1776-1787); 3 The Gospel of Moneyed Men: THE GENTRY'S NEW IDEALS; 4 The Sheriff's Wagon: THE CRISIS OF THE 1780's; 5 Equal Power: ""THE PEOPLE"" ATTEMPT TO RECLAIM THE REVOLUTION; 6 The Problem with Politics: WHY REFORM FELL SHORT; 7 Rings of Protection: POPULAR RESISTANCE DURING THE 1780's; Part III: TAMING DEMOCRACY (1787-1799)8 "A Stronger Barrier against Democracy": THE STRUGGLE OVER CONSTITUTIONS 9 Roads Closed: DESPERATE OPPOSITION TO THE NEW ORDER; 10 The Pennsylvania Regulation of 1794: A REBELLION OVER WHISKEY?; 11 The Pennsylvania Regulation of 1799: JOHN FRIES'S REBELLION?; Conclusion; Notes; Index;Americans are fond of reflecting upon the Founding Fathers, the noble group of men who came together to force out the tyranny of the British and bring democracy to the land. Unfortunately, as Terry Bouton shows in this highly provocative first book, the Revolutionary elite often seemed as determined to squash democracy after the war as they were to support it before. Centering on Pennsylvania, the symbolic and logistical center of the Revolution, Bouton shows how this radical shift in ideology spelled tragedy for hundreds of common people. Leading up to the Revolution, Pennsylvanians were unitedDemocracyPennsylvaniaHistory18th centuryGentryPennsylvaniaHistory18th centuryStatesmenUnited StatesHistory18th centuryElite (Social sciences)United StatesHistory18th centuryPennsylvaniaPolitics and government1775-1865PennsylvaniaHistoryRevolution, 1775-1783Social aspectsUnited StatesHistoryRevolution, 1775-1783Social aspectsUnited StatesHistoryRevolution, 1775-1783InfluenceUnited StatesPolitics and government1775-1783United StatesPolitics and government1783-1809Electronic books.DemocracyHistoryGentryHistoryStatesmenHistoryElite (Social sciences)History974.8/03Bouton Terry929252MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452318703321Taming democracy2088492UNINA