S1E12 - Sherman's Letter to Governor Huntington about the New Constitution
A letter that Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth wrote to the governor of Connecticut informing him of some of the powers given to Congress...
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11 episodesS1E11 - George Mason's Speech Against the Federal Government's Power to Tax.
Episode Notes George Mason explains his concerns about the taxing power given to the new central government created by the Constitution.
S1E10 - Jefferson to Cartwright June 5, 1824
Episode Notes A letter from Jefferson to his friend about various topics.
S1E9 - Brutus XI - The Supreme Court is too Powerful
Episode Notes Brutus discusses the powers of the Supreme Court in the proposed constitution. He explains how he thinks the court is too powe...
S1E8 - Lincoln's First Inaugural Address - Lincoln Tries to Convince the South to Stay in the Union
An edited and simplified version of President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address.
S1E7 - Federalist 38, "The Incoherence of the Objections to the Constitution"
Madison analyzes some of the objections to the Constitution.
S1E6 - The Cornerstone Speech, Alexander Stephens, Vice President of the Confederacy
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William Pitt's Speech Against the Stamp Act. January 14, 1766
This document has been edited to make it easier to understand.
A Summary View of the Rights of British America
This was written by Thomas Jefferson as a recommendation of what the Continental Congress could send to the king.
Brutus I, October 18, 1787
Edited version of Robert Yates' Anti-Federalist paper.