greykit.essays — #1780s

• 1789-04-30 [american-founding] First Inaugural Address

  Washington's first inaugural — the diffident opening of the presidency, invoking "the sacred fire of liberty.

  #founding-era#1780s#speech#self-government#liberty#republicanism
• 1787-10-27 [american-founding] The Federalist Papers

  The eighty-five essays by "Publius" arguing for ratification of the United States Constitution.

  #founding-era#1780s#essay#constitution#federalism#separation-of-powers#republicanism
• 1787-10-18 [american-founding] The Anti-Federalist Papers: Brutus
  The Anti-Federalist Papers

  The most formidable Anti-Federalist series — the direct answer to the Federalist, arguing a republic cannot be extended over so vast a territory and warning that the federal judiciary would swallow the states.

  #founding-era#1780s#essay#constitution#federalism#separation-of-powers#self-government#liberty
• 1787-09-17 [american-founding] The Constitution of the United States

  The original 1787 Constitution establishing the federal government of the United States.

  #founding-era#1780s#document#constitution#federalism#separation-of-powers#republicanism
• 1787-07-13 [american-founding] The Northwest Ordinance

  The charter for the Northwest Territory — guaranteeing rights, mandating public education, and forbidding slavery north of the Ohio.

  #founding-era#1780s#document#self-government#liberty#republicanism#slavery
• 1786-01-16 [american-founding] The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

  Jefferson's statute disestablishing religion in Virginia — that "no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship.

  #founding-era#1780s#document#religious-toleration#liberty#natural-rights#self-government
• 1776-12-23 [american-founding] The American Crisis

  Paine's thirteen wartime Crisis papers (and A Crisis Extraordinary) — "These are the times that try men's souls.

  #founding-era#1770s#1780s#essay#revolution#liberty#republicanism