Constituting Self-Government: Thomas Burke, the Coming of the Revolution in North Carolina, and the Background to the Articles of Confederation.

The article focuses on the constitutional and political developments in North Carolina leading up to and during the American Revolution, emphasizing Thomas Burke’s role in shaping ideas of self-government and state sovereignty. It details the “foreign attachment controversy,” a legal dispute over co...

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Publicado en:	Transactions of the American Philosophical Society Vol. 115; no. 2; pp. 179 - 201
Autores principales:	Coleman, Aaron N., Tate, Adam L.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	University of Pennsylvania Press Jun2026
Materias:	United States. Articles of Confederation Sovereignty British colonies Political autonomy American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 Confederation of states North Carolina
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