Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.

In this Episode:

• The Ratification Debates begin.
• Giants like George Mason, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams and Richard Henry Lee oppose the Constitution.
• The Constitution is sent to the Continental Congress for approval to send to the state legislatures.
• An analysis of the task ahead of the Federalists.
• The Anti-Federalists suffer major losses in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Georgia and New Jersey.

 

 History of the Constitutional Convention Episode 28 [15:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Anti-Federalists, Benjamin Franklin, Connecticut, Continental Congress, Delaware, George Clinton, George Clymer, George Mason, George Washington, Georgia, Gunning Bedford, James Madison, James Wilson, John Langdon, Massachusetts, Nathaniel Gorham, New Jersey, New York, Nicholas Gilman, North Carolina, Oliver Ellsworth, Patrick Henry, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Minority Report, Pierce Butler, Ratification Debates, Rhode Island, Richard Henry Lee, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Samuel Adams, State Legislatures, State Sovereignty, Virginia, William Blount, William Few, William Jackson, William Pierce, William Samuel Johnson

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