nedryun | March 30, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.
In this Episode:

Edmund Randolph introduces the Virginia Plan, an effort to increase the strength of the national government
At the center of the Virginia Plan was Proportional Representation, a concept widely supported by the delegates from the large states.
The small state delegates react negatively to any change.  They [...]

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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Annapolis Convention, Articles of Confederation, Confederation Congress, Continental Congress, Edmund Randolph, Equal Representation, Executive Branch, George Read, Independence Hall, Interstate Commerce, James Madison, James Wilson, John Dickinson, Judicial Branch, Legislative Branch, Luther Martin, Proportional Representation, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Virginia Plan, William Paterson

nedryun | March 23, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.
In this Episode:

The beginning of the Constitutional Convention.
George Washington presides over the Convention.
James Madison keeps detailed notes of each day’s happenings.
Delaware asserts the rights of small states while reading state’s instructions.
The Rules of the Convention are laid down.
Large state delegates come to the Convention better prepared.

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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Annapolis Convention, Anti-Federalists, Articles of Confederation, Benjamin Franklin, Charles Pinckney, Confederation Congress, Delaware, Federalists, George Read, George Washington, Independence Hall, James Madison, Philadelphia, Robert Morris, Separation of Powers, Thomas Mifflin, Virginia Plan, William Jackson

nedryun | March 16, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.
In this Episode:

A short look at the 55 delegates, part 2.
Delegates from New York, New Hampshire, Maryland, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina.
Notable convention absences.

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Tags: Aaron Burr, Abraham Baldwin, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Martin, American Bible Society, Anti-Federalists, Articles of Confederation, Baltimore Bible Society, Battle of Germantown, Benjamin Rush, Caleb Strong, Charles Coatsworth Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, Connecticut Compromise, Continental Army, Continental Congress, Daniel Carroll, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, David Brearley, Elbridge Gerry, George Clinton, George Washington, Gerrymander, Hugh Williamson, James Madison, James McHenry, James Monroe, John Adams, John F. Mercer, John Langdon, John Lansing Jr., John Rutledge, Jonathan Dayton, Luther Martin, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mount Vernon Conference, Nathaniel Gorham, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Jersey Plan, New York, Nicholas Gilman, North Carolina, Patrick Henry, Pierce Butler, Richard Dobbs Spaight, Richard Henry Lee, Robert Yates, Rufus King, Samuel Adams, Shays' Rebellion, South Carolina, The Revolutionary War, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, Virginia Plan, William Blount, William Few, William Houston, William Houstoun, William Livingston, William Paterson, William Pierce, William Richardson Davie

nedryun | March 9, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.
In this Episode:

The city of Philadelphia during the Constitutional Convention.
An overview of the Constitutional Convention delegates.
Notable Constitutional Convention absences.
A short look at the 55 delegates, part 1.
Delegates from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Delaware.

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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Articles of Confederation, Benjamin Franklin, Charles Pinckney, Confederation Congress, Connecticut, Connecticut Compromise, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Delaware, Edmund Randolph, George Clymer, George Mason, George Read, George Washington, George Wythe, Gouverneur Morris, Gunning Bedford, Independence Hall, Jacob Broom, James Madison, James McClurg, James Monroe, James Wilson, Jared Ingersoll, John Adams, John Blair, John Dickinson, John Francis Mercer, John Hancock, John Marshall, Jonathan Dayton, Luther Martin, Oliver Ellsworth, Patrick Henry, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Mercury, Rhode Island, Richard Bassett, Richard Henry Lee, Robert Morris, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Samuel Adams, Thomas Fitzsimons, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Mifflin, Virginia, Virginia Plan, Voltaire, William Paterson, William Pierce, William Samuel Johnson

nedryun | March 2, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.
In this Episode:

Massachusetts war debt and the raising of land taxes.
Disgruntled farmers lead a rebellion under Daniel Shays.
Famous figures give their opinion on Shays’ Rebellion.
The rebellion is thwarted and some rebels suffer consequences.
Massachusetts recovers economically, but Shays’ Rebellion still remains in the delegate’s minds as they head [...]

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Tags: Annapolis Convention, Benjamin Lincoln, Caleb Strong, Confederation Congress, Daniel Shays, Debtors Courts, George Washington, James Bowdoin, James Madison, John Hancock, Land Taxes, Massachusetts, Samuel Eliot Morrison, Shays' Rebellion, The Regulators, Thomas Jefferson, William Shepard, William Whiting