In philadelphia in 1787. Charles was four times governor of south carolina. He was an ambassador to spain. In the legislation in south carolina. He was in congress up in washington. He spent his entire life in public service. But the key, the National Significance of charles were his contributions at the Constitutional Convention. He presented a complete plan of government. Its called the pinckney draft. Which you have to get through kind of a backwards way because they were no surviving copies. He presented this complete plan of government on the third day of the convention. Its through other peoples notes at the Constitutional Convention that you find the details in that plan. Now, whats interesting is that james madison, who we think of as the father of the constitution, who had copious notes, he doesnt meanings the pinckney draft. Which is one of the reasons that pinckney is a forgotten founder. He was a brash young man from south carolina. Very bright, but only 29 years old. And i
Things that are uniquely ours. So, whether its our history, our cultural, the great beauty of this country, the diverse beauty of this country. Without it, in absent the federal support for it, i think much of it would be in a fragile state. I think my first exposure to a National Park was yellowstone. My family was traveling across this country in 1960. We stayed over in yellowstone. I can remember waking up and seeing a wolf out in the woods. Again, so, a beautiful, beautiful landscape. Ive been to yosemite in california. More than anything, the scale is just so different. But each park is so unique. I dont think one is like another. Is the tapestry of them all really a remarkable contribution to this country. This past thursday, the National Park service celebrated its centennial. We talked to members of congress about the parks and Historic Sites and their states. This is American History tv, only on cspan3. Monday on the communicators, author Malcolm Darpa isibes how working for w
British lake. It was important for a lot of reasons. One pennsylvania, maryland, delaware and virginia were the bread basket of the United States. You bottle up the Chesapeake Bay and a lot of the goods, the wheat that was exported that does not get to sea. In addition, uch the important sea ports and cities of indianapolis and baltimore and the new capitols, washington dc. Alexander and virginia. The british with blocking the bay hope that we would pull our troops out of canada and using them closer to home and recognizing the war being unpopul unpopul unpopular amongst our people. The economy was not doing so well, that may help end this war of 1812. For the british, the war of 1812 is a distraction. All this is but a side show. They want to bring the war of 1812 to a conclusion as quickly as they can. The world of 1812 here on the Chesapeake Bay sees the world navy against a number of small town and americans living over the bay. However, even a small resistance that town would be b
Not seeing the flag because hell pose a question. O say can you see and does that starspangled banner yet wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave . Hell also answer that question in the second verse where he will say on the shore dimly seen through the midsts of the deep. And hell later say in full glory reflected it shines on the stream. tis the starspangled banner or the land of the free and the home of the brave. So key does see the flag. He sees it the morning after the battle. Key puts into words what everyone really felt in their hearts. Private douglass described that september morning about the flag going up. Another private, isaac monroe said Yankee Doodle played as the stars and stripes, the starspangled banner as the garrison cheered from these ramparts. There was a mutual feeling that an important morale victory had been won. What did it all mean . When word got out to the peace negotiators in belgium, that the americans held in baltimore, that really almos
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