Creating a Nation

Learn about the founding fathers and the parts of the U.S. Constitution. Also, learn how the country began westward expansion.
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The Constitution | Forgotten Founder
The Constitution | Forgotten Founder
Episode 11

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These images are public domain and higher resolution images are available at The Charter of Freedom - Archives.gov website . The members of the Constitutional Convention signed the United States...
The Pinckney Plan | Forgotten Founder
The Pinckney Plan | Forgotten Founder
Episode 10

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In 1808, when the record of the Constitutional Convention was being recorded by John Quincy Adams, he found the Pinckney Draught missing from all records. He wrote to Pinckney, who sent Adams what he...
The Virginia Plan | Forgotten Founder
The Virginia Plan | Forgotten Founder
Episode 9

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Drafted by James Madison, and presented by Edmund Randolph to the Constitutional Convention on May 29, 1787, the Virginia Plan proposed a strong central government composed of three branches...
Sir Robert Worcester | James Otis 2014 Excerpt
Episode 3

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Sir Robert Worcester, Emeritus Chancellor of the University of Kent and Chair of the 800th Anniversary Celebration of the Magna Carta Committee spoke about "The Magna Carta, 'Foundation of Liberty'...
Forgotten Founder: Conclusion | Carolina Stories
Episode 8

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When Charles Pinckney left office in 1823, he had devoted 42 years to public service. The following year, he passed away, and is buried in St. Philip's Episcopal Churchyard in Charleston. In 1830, 11...
Forgotten Founder: Family Rifts | Carolina Stories
Episode 6

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In 1794, shortly before Pinckney was elected to a third term as governor, his wife, Mary Laurens Pinckney, gave birth to a son, Henry Laurens Pinckney. After serving two years of his third term as...
Forgotten Founder: Creating Balance | Carolina Stories
Episode 7

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John Quincy Adams requested the Pinckney Plan from Charles Pinckney, but Pinckney said he didn't have it. He provided the Plan to John Quincy Adams, as best he remembered it. At that time, he retired...