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 | 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 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 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
nedryun | March 9, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The city of Philadelphia during the Constitutional Convention. An overview of the Constitutional Convention delegates. Notable Constitutional Convention absences. A short look at the 55 delegates, part 1. Delegates from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Delaware.
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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Articles of Confederation, Benjamin Franklin, Charles Pinckney, Confederation Congress, Connecticut, Connecticut Compromise, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Delaware, Edmund Randolph, George Clymer, George Mason, George Read, George Washington, George Wythe, Gouverneur Morris, Gunning Bedford, Independence Hall, Jacob Broom, James Madison, James McClurg, James Monroe, James Wilson, Jared Ingersoll, John Adams, John Blair, John Dickinson, John Francis Mercer, John Hancock, John Marshall, Jonathan Dayton, Luther Martin, Oliver Ellsworth, Patrick Henry, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Mercury, Rhode Island, Richard Bassett, Richard Henry Lee, Robert Morris, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Samuel Adams, Thomas Fitzsimons, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Mifflin, Virginia, Virginia Plan, Voltaire, William Paterson, William Pierce, William Samuel Johnson
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
