How Long to Read We Have Not a Government

How Long Does it Take to Read We Have Not a Government?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 52 minutes to read We Have Not a Government by George William Van Cleve

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In 1783, as the Revolutionary War came to a close, Alexander Hamilton resigned in disgust from the Continental Congress after it refused to consider a fundamental reform of the Articles of Confederation. Just four years later, that same government collapsed, and Congress grudgingly agreed to support the 1787 Philadelphia Constitutional Convention, which altered the Articles beyond recognition. What occurred during this remarkably brief interval to cause the Confederation to lose public confidence and inspire Americans to replace it with a dramatically more flexible and powerful government? We Have Not a Government is the story of this contentious moment in American history. In George William Van Cleve’s book, we encounter a sharply divided America. The Confederation faced massive war debts with virtually no authority to compel its members to pay them. It experienced punishing trade restrictions and strong resistance to American territorial expansion from powerful European governments. Bitter sectional divisions that deadlocked the Continental Congress arose from exploding western settlement. And a deep, long-lasting recession led to sharp controversies and social unrest across the country amid roiling debates over greatly increased taxes, debt relief, and paper money. Van Cleve shows how these remarkable stresses transformed the Confederation into a stalemate government and eventually led previously conflicting states, sections, and interest groups to advocate for a union powerful enough to govern a continental empire. Touching on the stories of a wide-ranging cast of characters—including John Adams, Patrick Henry, Daniel Shays, George Washington, and Thayendanegea—Van Cleve makes clear that it was the Confederation’s failures that created a political crisis and led to the 1787 Constitution. Clearly argued and superbly written, We Have Not a Government is a must-read history of this crucial period in our nation’s early life.

How long is We Have Not a Government?

We Have Not a Government by George William Van Cleve is 411 pages long, and a total of 103,161 words.

This makes it 139% the length of the average book. It also has 126% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read We Have Not a Government Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 23 minutes to read We Have Not a Government aloud.

What Reading Level is We Have Not a Government?

We Have Not a Government is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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