Shapers of the Great Debate at the Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Biographical DictionaryBloomsbury Academic, 2006 - 368 էջ As the oldest still operational written constitution in the world, the U.S. Constitution—and the concepts it proclaims— have been under almost constant attack since its inception. At a convention in 1787, fifty-five delegates assembled in Philadelphia to revise and amend the Articles of Confederation, only to emerge sixteen weeks later with a new document: the U.S. Constitution. The convention was filled with constant debate over how much power should be given to government and how should this power be allocated, state rights v. nationalists, small states v. large states, political conservatives v. political liberals, and slave-owners v. non-slave-owners. Fifty-five biographies, one for each delegate, are presented. Biographies include such notable individuals as Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Luther Martin, and James Madison. An introductory essay, appendices including the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution, and an annotated bibliography are also included. |
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A Biographical Dictionary Joseph Morton. JOHN DICKINSON ( 1732-1808 ) John Dickinson was one of the most important and influential political fig- ures of the last quarter of the eighteenth century . He rightly belongs in the pantheon of ...
... John Adams described Dickinson as “ a certain great Fortune and piddling genius , whose Fame has been trum- peted so loudly , has given a silly cast to our Whole doings . " 2 However , after the decision for separation ... JOHN DICKINSON 75.
... John Dickinson was consistently the voice of reason , moderation , and compromise . During one of his numerous speeches of June 2 , he stated his sincere hope that their deliberations " must probably end in mutual concession . " On June ...
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JOHN LANGDON 17411819 | 18 |
JACOB BROOM 17521810 | 42 |
CALEB STRONG 17451819 | 43 |
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