An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States

An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States  (1913)  by Charles A. Beard

An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States is a 1913 book by American historian Charles A. Beard. It argues that the structure of the Constitution of the United States was motivated primarily by the economic interests of the Founding Fathers. — Excerpted from An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Contents

• Preface.
• Chapter I. Historical Interpretation in the United States.
• Chapter II. A Survey of Economic Interests in 1787.
• Chapter III. The Movement for the Constitution.
• Chapter IV. Property Safeguard in the Election of Delegates.
• Chapter V. The Economic Interests of the Members of the Convention.
• Chapter VI. The Constitution as an Economic Document.
• Chapter VII. The Political Doctrines of the Members of the Convention.
• Chapter VIII. The Process of Ratification.
• Chapter IX. The popular Vote of the Constitution.
• Chapter X. The Economics of the Vote on the Constitution.
• Chapter XI. The Economic Conflict Over Ratification As Viewed By Contemporaries.

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