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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 Articles of Confederation | Forgotten Founder

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The Articles of Confederation | Forgotten Founder
Episode 13
After considerable debate and alteration, the Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777. This document served as the United States' first constitution...
The Bill of Rights | Forgotten Founder

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The Bill of Rights | Forgotten Founder
Episode 12
During the debates on the adoption of the Constitution, its opponents repeatedly charged that the Constitution as drafted would open the way to tyranny by the central government. Fresh in their minds...
The Constitution | Forgotten Founder

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The Constitution | Forgotten Founder
Episode 11
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

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The Pinckney Plan | Forgotten Founder
Episode 10
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

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The Virginia Plan | Forgotten Founder
Episode 9
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...
James Otis Lecture Series 2014 (Full Version) - Episode 1 Sir Robert Worcester | James Otis 2014 Excerpt 3

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Sir Robert Worcester | James Otis 2014 Excerpt
Episode 3
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'...
Sir Robert Worcester | James Otis 2014 Excerpt - Episode 3 Sir Stephen Robert Silber | James Otis 2014 Excerpt 2

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Sir Stephen Robert Silber | James Otis 2014 Excerpt
Episode 2
The Honorable Sir Stephen Silber, Justice of the High Court of England and Wales, spoke about "The Differing Perceptions of the Magna Carta ? The United Kingdom versus The United States."
Forgotten Founder: Conclusion | Carolina Stories 8

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Forgotten Founder: Conclusion | Carolina Stories
Episode 8
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 6

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Forgotten Founder: Family Rifts | Carolina Stories
Episode 6
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...