nedryun | August 3, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The life of Gouverneur Morris, drafter of the U.S. Constitution. Morris’ work in New York politics. Morris as chief advocate for the Continental Army. Morris’ role in the Constitutional Convention. Morris’ dealings with England and later role as Minister to France during the [...]
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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Articles of Confederation, Barbados, Bastille, Battle of Long Island, Bermuda, Bronx, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, Committee on Style, Constitution of New York, Continental Army, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Dewitt Clinton, Duke of Leeds, Erie Canal, Federalist Papers, Federalist Party, French Revolution, Friedrich von Steuben, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Great Britain, Hartford Convention, Jacobites, Jamaica, James Madison, James Monroe, John Bryan, John Jay, King's College, Lewis Morris, Lord Frederick North, Louis XVI, Marquis de Condorcet, Marquis de Lafayette, Maximilien Robespierre, Nathanael Greene, New York, New York Provincial Congress, Northwest Territories, Peg Leg, Reign of Terror, Robert Morris, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Samuel Osgood, Slavery, Staats Long Morris, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Treaty of Ghent, Treaty of Paris, Valley Forge, Versailles, War of 1812, William Constable, William Duer, William Pitt, William Samuel Johnson, William Smith
nedryun | July 28, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The final debates at the Constitutional Convention center on signing questions. Elbridge Gerry, George Mason and Edmund Randolph all voice displeasure with the document and refuse to sign. A committee on style is formed to write the Constitution. A Bill of Rights is [...]
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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Articles of Confederation, Benjamin Franklin, Bill of Rights, Charles Coatsworth Pinckney, Committee on Style, Declaration of Independence, Edmund Randolph, Elbridge Gerry, George Mason, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, House of Representatives, James Madison, James Wilson, John Dickinson, Luther Martin, Nathaniel Gorham, Patrick Henry, President, Ratification Debates, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Senate, Slavery, State Declaration of Rights, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, William Samuel Johnson
nedryun | July 13, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The debate over the Executive Branch. Should there be one executive or a council of executives? Debates over terms, length of service and the executives relationship to the Congress. A discussion on the Electoral College and its roll in the 1800 and 2000 [...]
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Tags: 12th Amendment, 1800 Presidential Election, 2000 Presidential Election, Alexander Hamilton, Commander in Chief, Committee on Detail, Congress, Edmund Randolph, Electoral College, Executive Branch, George Mason, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Gunning Bedford, House of Representatives, Hugh Williamson, James Madison, James McClurg, James Wilson, John Dickinson, John Rutledge, Judicial Branch, Kansas, King George III, Legislative Branch, Luther Martin, National Executive Committee, National Legislature, President, President of the United States, Rhode Island, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Slavery, Two-Party System, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court, Veto, Virginia Plan, Winner-take-all
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.
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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. [...]
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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 | 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
