Excerpt from Dr. Jack Bankston’s “The Founding Years”, University of New South Wales Press, 2017. IV. The Old Northwest One of the lasting successes of the Articles Congress was the reorganization of western territories. The Treaty of Paris had not just given the colonies their independence; it relinquished British claims on North America (with the … More Empire of Liberty: The Old Northwest
I recently posted an article on Medium (before realizing I can post it here first and then import it there after the fact…doh!). Anyways it is about the history of presidential scandal among the founding fathers. Check it out here https://medium.com/@brettsebastian/presidential-scandal-as-old-as-the-office-itself-2ee5d131ccd7
Excerpt from Dr. Jack Bankston’s “The Founding Years”, University of New South Wales Press, 2017. There was some, but not much, doubt around Washington’s election. Washington was arguably the preeminent American but there were supporters of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Guy Carleton and William Briggs scattered about. Luckily, for the new country, every … More Empire of Liberty: The Bill of Rights
Excerpt from Dr. Jack Bankston’s “The Founding Years”, University of New South Wales Press, 2017. I. Ratification “Any constitutional delegate worth his salt would have known that even though the Philadelphia Convention had adjourned sine die, the hard work was only beginning [1]. The first public copies of the new constitution were distributed in the … More Empire of Liberty: Federalists Versus Anti-Federalists
