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“The Extraordinary Worth of the Great Officers Both Civil and Military” “The Extraordinary Worth of the Great Officers Both Civil and Military”
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The Transformation of Politics The Transformation of Politics
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A Cousins’ World: New York’s Upper Class and the Revolutionary War A Cousins’ World: New York’s Upper Class and the Revolutionary War
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Postwar New York: A Spirit of Enterprise and Communities of Trust Postwar New York: A Spirit of Enterprise and Communities of Trust
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The Making of “the Republican Court” The Making of “the Republican Court”
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The Judges and the Judged The Judges and the Judged
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2 Uncertain Adjustments: The 1780s and 1790s
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Published:November 2016
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Abstract
In the 1780s and 1790s, the old configuration of rank and hierarchy slowly gave way to demands for greater pluralism and equality, patriarchal leaders had to share the political sphere with representatives from other social groups, and an invigorated market economy created new fears and uncertainties. Even as they unflinchingly asserted their right to governance, upper-class New Yorkers were being forced to acknowledge in new ways the presence of the less privileged. That was a legacy of the Revolution and its immediate aftermath. For elites, the challenge of organizing new relationships with commoners was the main development of this time period. The loss of the national capital (to Philadelphia, in 1790) ensured that New York would continue to evolve as a business-oriented city and that business would be the main source of wealth and prestige for urban elites but upper-class New Yorkers remained fearful and apprehensive about materialism and did not yet embrace it fully.
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