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 anything of substance.

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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

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