Agrippa essays
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The Agrippa essays are a series of Anti-Federalist writings, attributed to James Winthrop, that argued against the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in the late 1780s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Agrippa essays canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Anti-Federalist writings
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series of political essays ⓘ |
| author | James Winthrop ⓘ |
| authorPseudonym | Agrippa ⓘ |
| concern |
potential for consolidated national government
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size and scale of the proposed republic ⓘ threats to individual liberty ⓘ threats to state sovereignty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
centralization of federal power
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extent of powers granted to Congress ⓘ structure of the proposed federal government ⓘ |
| genre |
pamphlet literature
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political essay ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Agrippa
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surface form:
Agrippa I
Agrippa II ⓘ Agrippa III ONDG ⓘ Agrippa IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa IX NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa V NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa VII NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa X NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XI NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XII NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XIX NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XL NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XV NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XVI NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XVII NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XVIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XX NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XXI ⓘ Agrippa XXII NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XXIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XXIV NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XXIX NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XXV NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XXVI NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XXVII NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XXVIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XXX ⓘ Agrippa XXI ⓘ
surface form:
Agrippa XXXI
Agrippa XXXII NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XXXIII ⓘ Agrippa XXI ⓘ
surface form:
Agrippa XXXIV
Agrippa XXXIX NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XXXV NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XXXVI NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XXXVII NERFINISHED ⓘ Agrippa XXXVIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEventContext |
Ratification of the United States Constitution
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surface form:
United States Constitution ratification debates
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| historicalPeriod |
American Revolutionary era
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surface form:
American Founding Era
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| influencedBy |
classical republican thought
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concerns about large republics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
critique of the proposed federal government
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opposition to ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| medium | newspaper essays ⓘ |
| opposes | ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Anti-Federalist ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 1780s ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anti-Federalist Papers
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Federalist Papers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
American constitutional history
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legal history ⓘ political science ⓘ |
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