That led to drafting the constitution. I want to talk about that. Lasttried to communicate week, the drafting of our institution, the history of its formation is extraordinary to say the least. Moment in allle of world history. We are here at 233 years later and our constitution is in the daily, being referred to as we almost speak here tonight, again and again. It isrticular aspect, but alive and well. To think about the fact this came together from a period of midmay until midseptember of 1787 is remarkable. Said the that we revolutionary war, and a lot of folks are not clear on the sequencing. It is important to note conflict began with lexington and concord and massachusetts in 1774. These very independent colonies, british colonies that operated with their own governments and their own leadership and support , suddenly had to come together and form a military alliance. It was not easy for them to do that. They had a lot of hesitation and concern about what it meant to be together.
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To introduce you to mr. Andrew outten. The historical programs manager for the American Revolution institute, the society of the cincinnati who. Will introduce our speaker this evening. Marks a lot taller than i am here. Thank you, mark. And good evening, everyone, and thank you for joining us both here in person and virtually from afar. Tonights authors talk program that is made possible in part by a generous gift from the masses. Massachusetts society of the cincinnati features dr. Jordan taylor discussing his new book, misinformation and nation for news and the politics of truth in revolutionary america, published last month by Johns Hopkins University Press fake news is nothing new, just like millions of americans today, the revolutionaries of the 18th century worried that they were entering a posttruth era. Their fears, however, were not fixated on social media or clickbait, but rather on peoples increasing reliance on reading news gathered from foreign newspapers. News was the li
To introduce you to mr. Andrew outten. The historical programs manager for the American Revolution institute, the society of the cincinnati who. Will introduce our speaker this evening. Marks a lot taller than i am here. Thank you, mark. And good evening, everyone, and thank you for joining us both here in person and virtually from afar. Tonights authors talk program that is made possible in part by a generous gift from the masses. Massachusetts society of the cincinnati features dr. Jordan taylor discussing his new book, misinformation and nation for news and the politics of truth in revolutionary america, published last month by Johns Hopkins University Press fake news is nothing new, just like millions of americans today, the revolutionaries of the 18th century worried that they were entering a posttruth era. Their fears, however, were not fixated on social media or clickbait, but rather on peoples increasing reliance on reading news gathered from foreign newspapers. News was the li
He explains the aim of the federalist papers. Good evening. Welcome to class number two of the study of the u. S. Constitution. Last week we looked at the history that led to the drafting of the constitution. I want to recap that quickly tonight as we start because as i tried to communicate last week, the drafting of our constitution, the history of its formation is extraordinary to say the least. It is remarkable moment in all of world history. We are here at 233 years later and our constitution is in the news daily, being referred to as we almost speak here tonight, again and again. In reference to one particular aspect of the constitution. But again, it is alive and well. To think about the fact this came together from a period of midmay until midseptember of 1787 is remarkable. We recall that we said the revolutionary war, and a lot of folks are not clear on the sequencing. It is important to note conflict began in lexington and concord and massachusetts in 1774. These very indepen