“ In 1787, many Americans were convinced that the 'perpetual union' they had created in winning independence was collapsing. Six years earlier, in the Articles of Confederation, the thirteen state gover… Edmund Morgan
“ Who would think it possible to redirect historical scholarship by explaining what Thomas Jefferson said in the Declaration of Independence? Edmund Morgan
“ The famous convention of 1787 met in Philadelphia to define the additional powers needed to enable Congress to do its job effectively. Instead, the convention proposed a brand new national government. Edmund Morgan
“ Thomas Paine, so celebrated and so despised as he traveled through the critical events of his time, has long appealed to biographers. Paine was present at the creation both of the United States and of… Edmund Morgan
“ The three hundredth anniversary of the Salem witch trials of 1692 comes at a time when witchcraft commands a scholarly attention that would have been puzzling in 1892 or even in 1792. Edmund Morgan
“ The American Revolution was carried out in the name of the people, and it was supposedly 'We, the people,' who created the government that Americans still live under. Edmund Morgan
“ When Landon Carter, a Virginia plantation owner, read the Declaration of Independence two days after it was issued, he wondered whether its ringing affirmation of equality meant that slaves must be fr… Edmund Morgan
