Articles of Confederation

History of the Constitutional Convention – Episode 4

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 …

History of the Constitutional Convention – Episode 4 Read More »

History of the Constitutional Convention – Episode 3

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 …

History of the Constitutional Convention – Episode 3 Read More »

History of the Constitutional Convention – Episode 2

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The challenges of the Articles of Confederation (continued from last week). Tension between the Confederation Congress and the state legislatures. Early foreign policy concerns. Interstate commerce, tariffs, currency, and internal strife. Founding era demographics and ways of life.

History of the Constitutional Convention – Episode 1

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 …

History of the Constitutional Convention – Episode 1 Read More »