nedryun | May 26, 2009

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

The debate continues between the small state men favoring equal representation and the large state men favoring proportional representation.
Tensions reach a critical mass.
Benjamin Franklin calls for prayer before each session.
Were the Founding Fathers deists?
The men from Connecticut prepare to propose a compromise.
The delegates end June [...]

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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Articles of Confederation, Benjamin Franklin, Confederation Congress, Deism, Delaware, Edmund Randolph, Equal Representation, George Mason, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Gunning Bedford, Hugh Williamson, Independence Hall, James Madison, James Wilson, John Lansing Jr., Jonathan Dayton, New Jersey Plan, Oliver Ellsworth, Proportional Representation, Robert Yates, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Senate, Virginia, Virginia Plan, William Paterson

nedryun | May 18, 2009

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

Alexander Hamilton’s life, part two of two.
A focus on Hamilton’s post-convention life.
Hamilton in the Washington cabinet.
Hamilton and his role in the creation of the U.S. Mint, First National Bank, and Revenue Cutter Service.
The formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican political parties.
Hamilton’s launching of the New [...]

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Tags: 12th Amendment, 1796 Presidential Election, 1800 Presidential Election, Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Charles Coatsworth Pinckney, Democratic-Republican Party, Federalist Party, First National Bank, France, Gouverneur Morris, Great Britain, House of Representatives, James Baird, James Madison, James Monroe, James Reynolds, John Adams, John Jay, Maria Reynolds, New York, New York Evening Post, New York Post, Noah Webster, Phillip Freneau, Revenue Cutter Service, Thomas Jefferson, United States Mint, Virginia, Washington D.C., William Cobbett, William Giles

nedryun | May 11, 2009

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

Alexander Hamilton’s life, part one of two.
Hamilton’s early life as an orphaned and illegitimate son.
Hamilton’s time at King’s College in New York City and his growing interest in the revolution and military strategy and tactics.
Hamilton forms his own militia and later contributes significantly to several [...]

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Tags: Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Annapolis Convention, Anti-Federalists, Articles of Confederation, Bank of New York, Battle of Long Island, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Yorktown, Charles Cornwallis, Church of England, College of New Jersey, Columbia College, Continental Army, Continental Congress, Edmund Randolph, Elizabeth Schuyler, Federalist Papers, George Clinton, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Hearts of Oak, Henry Knox, James Hamilton, James Madison, James Wilson, John Jay, John Lansing Jr., King's College, Little Lion, Rachel Lavian, Rhode Island, Robert Morris, Robert Yates, Samuel Seabury, Scotland, The Farmer Refuted, The Revolutionary War, Thomas Jefferson, West Indies

nedryun | May 5, 2009

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

Alexander Hamilton proposes a radical centralized government based on Great Britain’s system.
Even his close friend James Madison is amazed by Hamilton’s outlandish proposal.
The debate over representation continues to prevent substantive progress.
A profile of Luther Martin, a man who spoke a great lengths but rarely contributed [...]

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Tags: Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Charles Cornwallis, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, College of New Jersey, David Brearley, Edmund Randolph, Equal Representation, George Mason, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Great Britain, James Madison, John Adams, John Lansing Jr., Little Lion, Luther Martin, New Jersey Plan, Patrick Henry, Proportional Representation, Robert Yates, Rufus King, The Revolutionary War, Virginia Plan, William Paterson, William Samuel Johnson