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 20, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: James Wilson, his life and contributions to the Constitutional Convention. Wilson’s early life in Scotland. Wilson’s close relationship with John Dickinson and Benjamin Franklin. Wilson’s public service and influence. Wilson’s bad land deals and other legal problems that lead to his demise. Wilson’s [...]
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Tags: 3/5 Compromise, Anti-Federalists, Articles of Confederation, Bank of North America, Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Rush, College of Philadelphia, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Electoral College, Fort Wilson Riot, France, George Washington, Hannah Gray, James Madison, James Wilson, John Adams, John Dickinson, John Rutledge, Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pierce Butler, Robert Livingston, Robert Morris, St. Andrew's College, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court, University of Pennsylvania, William Blackstone, William Pierce
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 | January 23, 2009
Ned Ryun launches his series on the Constitutional Convention with his first episode. In this Episode: Introduction to the Constitutional Convention and the weekly podcast The road to the convention: The Revolutionary War The road to the convention: The American confederation debate The road to the convention: The Articles of Confederation The issues of the [...]
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Tags: Articles of Confederation, Confederation debate, Federal Convention, Founding Fathers, Grand Convention, History of the Constitutional Convention, James Madison, John Adams, John Dickinson, Proportional Representation, Richard Henry Lee, Roger Sherman, Slavery, State Sovereignty, Taxation, The Revolutionary War
