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 | March 30, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: Edmund Randolph introduces the Virginia Plan, an effort to increase the strength of the national government At the center of the Virginia Plan was Proportional Representation, a concept widely supported by the delegates from the large states. The small state delegates react negatively [...]
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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Annapolis Convention, Articles of Confederation, Confederation Congress, Continental Congress, Edmund Randolph, Equal Representation, Executive Branch, George Read, Independence Hall, Interstate Commerce, James Madison, James Wilson, John Dickinson, Judicial Branch, Legislative Branch, Luther Martin, Proportional Representation, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Virginia Plan, William Paterson
nedryun | March 23, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The beginning of the Constitutional Convention. George Washington presides over the Convention. James Madison keeps detailed notes of each day’s happenings. Delaware asserts the rights of small states while reading state’s instructions. The Rules of the Convention are laid down. Large state delegates [...]
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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Annapolis Convention, Anti-Federalists, Articles of Confederation, Benjamin Franklin, Charles Pinckney, Confederation Congress, Delaware, Federalists, George Read, George Washington, Independence Hall, James Madison, Philadelphia, Robert Morris, Separation of Powers, Thomas Mifflin, Virginia Plan, William Jackson
nedryun | March 2, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: Massachusetts war debt and the raising of land taxes. Disgruntled farmers lead a rebellion under Daniel Shays. Famous figures give their opinion on Shays’ Rebellion. The rebellion is thwarted and some rebels suffer consequences. Massachusetts recovers economically, but Shays’ Rebellion still remains in [...]
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Tags: Annapolis Convention, Benjamin Lincoln, Caleb Strong, Confederation Congress, Daniel Shays, Debtors Courts, George Washington, James Bowdoin, James Madison, John Hancock, Land Taxes, Massachusetts, Samuel Eliot Morrison, Shays' Rebellion, The Regulators, Thomas Jefferson, William Shepard, William Whiting
nedryun | February 17, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, Part I. Madison’s formative years. Madison’s study of republics and his criticism of the Articles of Confederation. Madison’s notes on the Constitution. Madison’s role in the Federalist Papers. Madison, his home state of Virginia and his [...]
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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Annapolis Convention, Anti-Federalists, Articles of Confederation, Church of England, College of New Jersey, Confederation Congress, Declaration of Religions Freedom, Dolly Madison, Edmund Randolph, Federalist Papers, Federalists, George Washington, History of the Constitutional Convention, House of Representatives, James Madison, John Jay, John Witherspoon, Mount Vernon Conference, Notes on the Constitutional Convention, Patrick Henry, Phillip Freneau, Publius, U.S. Constitution, Virginia, Virginia Plan
nedryun | February 9, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: Discussions of trade and commerce between Virginia and Maryland regarding the Potomac River at the Mount Vernon Conference. The formation of the Potomac Company. Interstate Commerce meeting at the Annapolis Convention. Question of the adequacy of the Articles of Convention. The proposal of [...]
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Tags: Alexander Henderson, Annapolis Convention, Articles of Confederation, Charles Pinckney, Confederation Congress, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, Edmund Randolph, George Mason, George Washington, James Madison, Maryland, Mount Vernon Conference, Patrick Henry, Philadephia Convention, Potomac Company, Potomac River, Samuel Chase, Thomas Johnson, Thomas Stone, Virginia
