Remarkable moment in 1797 for many reasons not least of which that the group offered toast to the constitution, the president and the Vice President and to the congress and then to our illustrious neighbor. He truly had retired from Public Service. His words and response are words that i think of often. I can entertain no doubt of it being so if all of us act the part of good citizens. He included himself in that occasion. He too was now a citizen. But he was a a citizen of that came of both rights and duties, particularly in the next sentence say, do i need to act to maintain to constitution to support the law and guard independence. As you will sigh duty he took seriously and did not retire from Public Service so much take a different approach to it. Tonight we hear about a wonderful book which i heard in prepublication stage which i read in my Vacation Home on christmas break and daunted by how good the book was. Im excited for you to hear about it tonight but we have Upcoming Event
Democracy and in our society. We do that through Civic Education programs that bring the United States senate to life, and conversation like tonight, that bring American History into focus. We are very proud to partner with the Massachusetts Historical Society on todays program. They are an invaluable resource for american life, history, and culture. All of us at the institute are proud to gather and esteemed panel tonight. Fred thys covers politics at wbur, where he has been since 1998. Breaking news and serving as a trusted source of truth and information. He previously was the nbc news bureau chief in mexico city, and a south america reporter for cbs news, based in argentina. Joining fred on the panel are four distinguished scholars who provide perspectives on and knowledge of our nations founders. They will paint an informative picture of how the founders operated, and what current lawmakers and each one of us can learn from them. Tonights historians include liz covart from the ins
[ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby. And today, im in kennebunkport, maine. Its renowned as the bush familys summer haven and also for its succulent lobster. But this story has a cast of characters that are up and down the atlantic seaboard. The heirs, they live here, a reclusive aunt from massachusetts and their gilded age ancestor once dubbed the father of greater new york. Im john green. And im lisa green buchanan. I think its fair to say that our aunt julie was a hoarder. And when she died in 2009, she left us a mountain of stuff to sort through. Oh, what a great house thank you welcome to kennebunkport i got a story. John and his sister lisa belong to a new england family whose history goes back to mayflower days but whose legacy had been largely forgotten. In 2005, that reclusive aunt i mentioned, julie green, is diagnosed with cancer, and john moves her from the boston area into a condo up here in maine, where the siblings can help care for her. Its a
Political constitutional relationship between the power and the authority of the British Parliament and americas colonial legislators . And over the course of about 12 years between 1764 and 1776, the British Parliament passed a series of laws. In 1764, it began with the sugar act and then a year later the stamp act and then in 17671768 the townsend acts and then the tea act and then the coercive acts and then in 1775 the prohibitory act. But standing behind all of these acts of british legislation was one overarching piece of legislation which i think was the driving force behind all of these particular acts. And that was the declaratory act of 1766 which claimed that parliaments authority extended to the american colonies in all cases whatsoever. And that meant that parliament was not only supreme over the colonies but in fact its power and its authority was absolutely supreme. Right . So it could pass it could pass taxes which it had never done before and it could pass taxes in the
What is the british constitution and how does it define relations between the mother country and her colonies . And more specifically even the real question is, what is the political constitutional relationship between the power and the authority of the British Parliament and americas colonial legislators . And over the course of about 12 years between 1764 and 1776, the British Parliament passed a series of laws. In 1764, it began with the sugar act and then a year later the stamp act and then in 176768 the townsend acts and then the tea act and then the coercive acts and then in 1775 the prohibittory act. But standing behind all of these acts of british legislation was one overarching piece of legislation which i think was the driving force behind all of these particular acts. And that was the declaratory t of 1766 which claimed that parliaments authority extended to the american colonies in all cases whatsoever. And that meant that parliament was not only supreme over the colonies b