Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Revolutionary Moment: Natural Rights, the People, and the Creation of American Citizenship -- 2 State v. Nation: Federalism and the Problem of Nationhood -- 3 The Politics of Citizenship: Expatriation, Naturalization, and the Rise of Party -- 4 "True Americans": The Federalist Ideal and the Legislation of National Citizenship -- 5 States' Rights and the Rights of Man: The Opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts -- 6 "Hordes of Foreigners": The Immigrant Moment and the Potential of the Hyphenated Citizen -- 7 White Citizen, Black Denizen: The Racial Ranks of American Citizenship -- 8 The Aristotelian Moment: Ending the American Revolution -- Conclusion: The Fall of the Union and the Rise of Nation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.