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Breaking news: newly uncovered Hamilton records – part 1

June 23, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Newly uncovered Hamilton records relating to the Constitutional Convention and Annapolis Convention Late breaking news (developing story) This week, working…

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Jay’s Treaty PowerPoint

June 13, 2021 admin Leave a comment

The following PowerPoint will be presented at the Florida Council on History Education annual conference on July 31 by Adam…

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Hamilton at the Constitutional Convention

May 24, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Hamilton at the Philadelphia Convention During the Revolutionary War Alexander Hamilton was one of the first to publicly recognize the…

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Shays’ Rebellion: the laws that provoked and suppressed the revolt (Part 2)

April 12, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Shays’ Rebellion: the laws that provoked the revolt (and the laws that succeeded in suppressing it) Why were Massachusetts farmers…

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Shays’ Rebellion and the Founders (Part 1)

March 29, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Shays’ Rebellion and the Founders (Part I) Beginning in the fall of 1786 until it was crushed in early 1787,…

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The Plan to Sabotage Hamilton at the Philadelphia Convention

March 7, 2021 admin Leave a comment

THE NEW YORK ANTI-FEDERALIST PLAN TO SABOTAGE ALEXANDER HAMILTON AT THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION On March 6, 1787, the New York…

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The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871

March 1, 2021 admin Leave a comment

The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 (the Civil Rights Act of 1871) 17. Stat. 13; Forty-Second Congress, Session 1, Ch. 22]…

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James Wilson’s law lecture to President Washington and Congress

February 15, 2021 admin Leave a comment

James Wilson’s introductory law lecture to President Washington, Congress and other esteemed guests At 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15,…

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George Washington’s First Executive Order

February 1, 2021 admin Leave a comment

The History of Executive Orders Two months after being inaugurated, George Washington issued his first Executive Order on June 8,…

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Impeachment of a Former President (part 2)

January 24, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Impeachment of a former President (Part 2) Following the events of January 6, 2021, several previously theoretical constitutional issues are…

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