The original text from the University of Chicago Press of a 1780 letter from Alexander Hamilton to James Duane, who later became a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, on the weaknesses of the existing U.S. government under the Articles of Confederation. An excellent synopsis of Hamilton's chief objections to the Articles. Part of a larger site that constitutes an online edition of THE FOUNDERS' CONSTITUTION (originally published in 1986 and edited by noted scholars Philip B. Kurland and Ralph Lerner), which amasses a range of writings on how to make government "safe, steady, and accountable."

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political philosophy, theories of government, articles of confederation, government under the articles of confederation

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)