That was built in the 1730s, about 40 years before there was any such thing as the United States of america. Pennsylvania was a british colony. This was its capital building. Capitol building. They would make laws for pennsylvania and each of the 13 colonies has its own government. These are the issues in a lot of ways that will lead to the creation of the United States, most of which will happen in this room, because the colonies , as time goes forward, or at least many people in the Political Class of these colonies will start to grow , dissatisfied with the way the British Government is treating them, is affecting their lives locally, and one of the other side issues is americans living in the colonies do not get to vote in british elections. So when the parliament in london makes laws for americans, the most famous being various taxes you get to learn about in school, we will say this is taxation without representation. It is that idea you are not getting the voice. Thomas jefferso
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Women where they could wield a great deal of political power. Here, Dolley Madison would sit at the head of the table and direct the conversation. She got these people to the white house and entertained them, got them together, got them talking. This is very important for dolley to make everyone feel welcome. Whether they were enemies or allies. Dolley popularized the style to american fashion, that was considered her classic look. People noticed it. The octagon, it was the perfect setting for james and Dolley Madison as they try to resume government as quickly as possible. She sat side by side with madison for almost 20 years during his entire meant, helping him compile his papers. She moved back to washington d. C. And became a grand, very much behind the scenes in the political field again. As henry clay said, everyone loves mrs. Madison, and then her equally famous response, thats because mrs. Madison loves everybody. Dolley madison came to her service as first lady with the experi
The lawyer came along lawyers are the most important people in the world, thus i must live, grabbed a parachute, jumped out. The priest looked at the little boy. There was only one parachute left here said, my son, ive lived a long and prosperous life. You have your whole life ahead of you. Take the last parachute and take off. The boy turned to the priest and said, no worries, father, the smartest man in the world just took off with my backpack. [laughing] lets talk about george mason. Not a lot of people know about george mason. They basically no that george mason university, maybe the final for the reached a few years ago, but they have no idea who george mason is. And hope my book changes that opinion. If Thomas Jefferson was a genius both professionally and personally, which he was, his mentor george mason was a genius. America was woven together on three revered pieces of paper, the declaration of independence, the constitution, and the bill of rights. George mason had a hand in
Country. Up next, we visit the National Constitution center in philadelphia to learn about the creation of the u. S. Constitution and to see several rare early drafts. Welcome to the National Constitution center. Im jeffrey rosen, the president of this wonderful institution which as cspan viewers know, is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a non partizan basis. And today, i am so excited to show you a new gallery weve just opened american treasures, which contains the five rarest early drafts of the u. S. Constitution in american history, not even at the Constitutional Convention, where these five drafts displayed in the same place. And now, thanks to a Great Partnership with the Historical Society of pennsylvania and the wonderful full support of David Rubenstein, weve been able to open this gallery, display these drafts together, and tell the story of the evolution of the text of the constitution into the d