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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Constitutional Convention


Proceedings
  1. First President - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj2
  2. Notes on the Debates - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/debcont.asp
  3. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/usconstitution/p/constitutional_convention.htm
  4. Key Compromises - http://americanhistory.about.com/od/usconstitution/tp/compromises-of-the-constitutional-convention.htm
  5. Convention Procedures - http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/convention/themes/12.html

Virginia vs. New Jersey Plans
  1. Image of document - http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=7
  2. Montpelier - http://www.montpelier.org/james-and-dolley-madison/james-madison/father-of-the-constitution/virginia-plan
  3. Father of the Constitution - http://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-constitution-amendments/james-madison/
  4. New Jersey Plan - http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch8s9.html
  5. Why was the NJ Plan Introduced? - http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/convention/themes/3.html
  6. Virginia and New Jersey infographics - https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/founding-a-nation-1783-1789-9/the-united-states-constitution-84/the-virginia-and-new-jersey-plans-475-3263/
  7. At the Convention - http://zorak.monmouth.edu/~njhist/njconstconvention.html

Slavery
  1. Jefferson Notes - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj1
  2. The Constitution and Slavery - http://www.crf-usa.org/black-history-month/the-constitution-and-slavery
  3. Influence on Writing the Constitution - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/dec/18/20051218-125506-2924r/?page=all
  4. Constitutional Understanding - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/dec/18/20051218-125506-2924r/?page=all
  5. Slavery and the Constitution - https://www.docsoffreedom.org/readings/slavery-and-the-constitution
  6. Excluded from We the People - http://school.familyeducation.com/slavery-us/african-american-history/47429.html

The Constitution 
  1. http://www.ushistory.org/documents/constitution.htm
  2. http://www.usconstitution.net/constconart.html
  3. Q & A - http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_q_and_a.html
  4. Almanac of Policy Issues - http://www.policyalmanac.org/government/archive/constitution.shtml
  5. Constitution through Compromise - http://www.ushistory.org/us/15d.asp

Articles vs. Constitution
  1. http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.art.html
  2. http://ocw.usu.edu/university-studies/u-s-institutions/comparison-of-constitution-and-articles-of-confederation.html
  3. http://annmariehayeswebsite.weebly.com/articles-of-confederation-vs-us-constitution-comparison.html

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