nedryun | August 24, 2009
Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The Ratification Debates begin. Giants like George Mason, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams and Richard Henry Lee oppose the Constitution. The Constitution is sent to the Continental Congress for approval to send to the state legislatures. An analysis of the task ahead of the [...]
Category: History of the Constitutional Convention |
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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Anti-Federalists, Benjamin Franklin, Connecticut, Continental Congress, Delaware, George Clinton, George Clymer, George Mason, George Washington, Georgia, Gunning Bedford, James Madison, James Wilson, John Langdon, Massachusetts, Nathaniel Gorham, New Jersey, New York, Nicholas Gilman, North Carolina, Oliver Ellsworth, Patrick Henry, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Minority Report, Pierce Butler, Ratification Debates, Rhode Island, Richard Henry Lee, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Samuel Adams, State Legislatures, State Sovereignty, Virginia, William Blount, William Few, William Jackson, William Pierce, William Samuel Johnson
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 [...]
Category: History of the Constitutional Convention |
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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
