Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic
Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic
About this book
A member of the five-man committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence and an influential delegate at the Constitutional Convention; a Representative and Senator in the new republic, Roger Sherman had a hand in determining the proper scope of the national government's power as well as drafting the Bill of Rights. This book explores Sherman's political theory and shows how it informed his many contributions to America's founding.
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- OL Work ID
- OL21091524W
Subjects
Sherman, roger, 1721-1793United states, declaration of independenceSingers, biographyUnited states, continental congressStatesmen, united statesStatesmen, biographyConnecticut, historyUnited states, history, revolution, 1775-1783United states, politics and government, 1775-1783