The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 : : A Study in Revolutionary Democracy / / J. Paul Selsam.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Selsam, J. Paul,
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016]; ©1936
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: Reprint 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (282 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; I. The Proprietary Government --; II. The Proprietary Government and the Revolutionary Movement --; III. Political Conditions in 1776 and the Movement for a Constitutional Convention --; IV. The Provincial Conference and the Constitutional Convention --; V. The Constitution of 1776 --; VI. The Battle over the Constitution and the Organization of the New Government --; Conclusion --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781512806373; 9783110442526
• DOI: 10.9783/9781512806373
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: J. Paul Selsam.

The rebellion of the unprotected frontiersmen and the unfranchised artisans, who constituted two-thirds of the population in Pennsylvania, against the Quaker property owners to achieve a voice in the government and establish a liberal constitution in 1996.