Abstract
In championing the Constitution at a time when most Americans hardly felt any national allegiance, Alexander Hamilton insisted on “think[ing] continentally.” In other words, if the fledging nation were going to survive, the loose confederation of states formed under the Articles of Confederation was not the answer. For many Americans in 1787, the idea of abandoning this loose confederation was a hard sell. But Hamilton, along with James Madison and John Jay, understood that a new structure of government was needed. And it is here—with this colonial trio—that our story begins. ...
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Recommended Citation
Ashlee A. Paxton-Turner, Keeping Our Republic, 74 S.C. L. Rev. 147 (2022).
