History of the Constitutional Convention – Episode 30




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Summary: Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: * The task of passing a Bill of Rights is undertaken. * Alexander Hamilton writes in favor in Federalist 84. * Federalists use the Bill of Rights to gain support from Anti-Federalists. * Bill of Rights inspired by John Locke, Virginia Declaration of Rights, English Declaration of Rights, among others. * The five Great Freedoms of the First Amendment. * The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.