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 [...]
Category: History of the Constitutional Convention |
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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
nedryun | April 27, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: Resuming the events taking place in Independence Hall. Summary of the large state advantage. Brief biography of William Paterson. William Paterson proposes New Jersey plan for small states to rally behind. The large states respond.
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Tags: Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Articles of Confederation, Charles Pinckney, Continental Congress, Edmund Randolph, Equal Representation, France, Independence Hall, James Madison, James Wilson, John Lansing Jr., Luther Martin, New Jersey Plan, Oliver Ellsworth, Proportional Representation, Richard Henry Lee, Treaty of Paris, Virginia Plan, William Paterson
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
