nedryun | July 8, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The Founding Fathers and separation of powers. The legislative branch intended as the final authority. The reaction against monarchy and despots as well as rogue legislatures like Rhode Island. The U.S. House of Representatives: features and debates. The U.S. Senate: features and debates.
Category: History of the Constitutional Convention |
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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Aristocracy, Article I, Article II, Article III, Confederation Congress, Consent of the Governed, Equal Representation, Executive Branch, Fiat Money, Founding Fathers, George Mason, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Great Compromise, House of Lords, House of Representatives, Impeachment, James Madison, James Wilson, John Dickinson, John Rutledge, Judicial Branch, King George III, Legislative Branch, Montesquieu, Paper Money, Post Office, Proportional Representation, Rhode Island, Robert Dinwiddie, Roger Sherman, Senate, Separation of Powers, State Legislatures, U.S. Constitution, Vice President
nedryun | June 29, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The Constitutional Convention and slavery, part two. Connecticut and South Carolina continue to work together to prevent prohibitions of slave imports and taxes on exports. Various delegates provides their views. The similarities between the Constitutional Convention language on slavery and the Northwest Ordinance. [...]
Category: History of the Constitutional Convention |
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Tags: 3/5 Compromise, Abraham Baldwin, Census, Charles Pinckney, Committee on Detail, Confederation Congress, Connecticut, Florida, Fugitive Slave Clause, George Mason, Georgia, Gouverneur Morris, James Madison, James Wilson, John Adams, John Dickinson, John Rutledge, Luther Martin, Navigation Acts, North Carolina, Northwest Ordinance, Oliver Ellsworth, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Slave Importation, Slavery, South Carolina, Spain, U.S. Constitution
nedryun | June 22, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: Slavery, the Fugitive Slave Clause, and the Three-Fifths Compromise A discussion on slavery, the Constitutional Convention, and the U.S. Contitution William Lloyd Garrison and Fredrick Douglass’ views on the Constitution The divisions between North and South An alliance between Connecticut and the Southern [...]
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Tags: 3/5 Compromise, Census, Civil War, Connecticut, Edmund Randolph, Elbridge Gerry, Exports, Frederick Douglass, Fugitive Slave Clause, Georgia, Gouverneur Morris, James Madison, James Wilson, John Rutledge, Massachusetts, Nathaniel Gorham, Navigation Acts, New England, North Carolina, Oliver Ellsworth, Pierce Butler, Roger Sherman, Slavery, South Carolina, Virginia, William Davie, William Lloyd Garrison, William Samuel Johnson
nedryun | June 15, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The life of Roger Sherman, signer of America’s first four founding documents. Sherman lives the typical American life beginning as a cobbler and ending as a national statesman. Sherman’s political and legal career in Connecticut. Sherman’s role in the Continental Congress and in [...]
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Tags: Articles of Association, Articles of Confederation, Benjamin Franklin, Bill of Rights, Connecticut, Connecticut Compromise, Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut State Senate, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Elizabeth Hartwell, Fisher Aimes, Great Compromise, House of Representatives, John Adams, John Witherspoon, Jonathan Edwards, Jonathan Trumbull, Judiciary Act, Oliver Ellsworth, Paper Money, Philadelphia, Rebekah Prescot, Roger Sherman, Samuel Dunbar, Slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Treaty of Paris, U.S. Constitution, William Livingston, William Paterson, William Pierce, William Samuel Johnson, Yale College
nedryun | June 8, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: Religion and the Founding Fathers. The Founding Fathers were not deists, atheists and agnostics as some have characterized. A look at the first settlers and their motivations. Colonial Protestantism, the Puritans, and the influence of Covenant Theology on early American society. Comments about [...]
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Tags: Agnosticism, Atheism, Benjamin Franklin, Calvinism, Capitalism, Christianity, Church of England, Clinton Rossiter, Covenant Theology, Declaration of Independence, Deism, Founding Fathers, Freedom of Religion, Individualism, James Madison, Jesus Christ, John Adams, John Locke, John Quincy Adams, Protestantism, Puritanism, Religion, Roman Catholic Church, Samuel Rutherford, Self Government, Separation of Church and State, Slavery, Social Contract, Ten Commandments, Thomas Jefferson, Toleration, U.S. Constitution
nedryun | June 1, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The battle over representation nears a compromise. Oliver Ellsworth reintroduces Roger Sherman’s “Connecticut Compromise.” Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer misses the vote, thus allowing Maryland to support the small states men. Georgia also splits their vote on account of Abraham Baldwin. The Gerry [...]
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Tags: Abraham Baldwin, Alexander Hamilton, Articles of Confederation, Benjamin Franklin, Charles Coatsworth Pinckney, Connecticut Compromise, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, Elbridge Gerry, Equal Representation, George Mason, George Washington, Georgia, Gerry Committee, Gunning Bedford, House of Representatives, James Madison, James Wilson, John Rutledge, Luther Martin, Nathaniel Gorham, Oliver Ellsworth, Proportional Representation, Robert Yates, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Senate, Virginia Plan, William Davie, William Few, William Houston, William Paterson, William Pierce
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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
