America's Founding Fathers

Historian and Professor Allen C. Guelzo reveals how America's Founding Fathers played their own unique roles in shaping the grand story of the U.S. Constitution.

Syllabus

01: George Washington's Doubts
02: Thomas Mifflin's Congress
03: Robert Morris's Money
04: Benjamin Franklin's Leather Apron
05: Thomas Jefferson's Books
06: Daniel Shays's Misbehavior
07: Alexander Hamilton's Republic
08: James Madison's Conference
09: Patrick Henry's Religion
10: James Madison's Vices
11: Edmund Randolph's Plan
12: William Paterson's Dissent
13: Roger Sherman's Compromise
14: Elbridge Gerry's Committee
15: James Wilson's Executive
16: John Rutledge's Committee
17: Rufus King's Slaves
18: David Brearley's Postponed Parts
19: John Dunlap and David Claypoole's Broadside
20: Alexander Hamilton's Papers
21: Patrick Henry's Convention
22: George Washington's Inaugural
23: Alexander Hamilton's Reports
24: Thomas Jefferson's Party
25: William Findley's Whiskey
26: Benjamin Banneker's Survey
27: John Jay's Treaty
28: John Adams's Liberty
29: Hector Saint John de Crevecoeur's Americans
30: Timothy Dwight's Religion
31: James McHenry's Army
32: Thomas Jefferson's Frustration
33: Aaron Burr's Treason
34: John Marshall's Court
35: James Madison's War
36: Alexis de Tocqueville's America
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