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The Great Compromise and the Struggle to Preserve State Sovereignty

by Joe Wolverton, II | Aug 14, 2024 | Constitution, Constitutional Convention, Roger Sherman

The first weeks of July, 1787 were full of fiery speeches, threats of disunion, and tenuous compromises. In other words, just an ordinary time at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. On July 16, 1787 after nearly two weeks of debate, the convention adopted what has...

The Founders and the Constitution: The Connecticut Delegates

by Rob Natelson | Oct 18, 2023 | Constitution, Oliver Ellsworth, Roger Sherman, William Samuel Johnson

The other essays in the “Founders and the Constitution” series each covered one individual. This final essay covers three: the extraordinary group who served as Connecticut’s commissioners (delegates) to the 1787 Constitutional Convention. Early Connecticut was known...

Today in History: Coinage Act of 1792 Passed

by Dave Benner | Apr 2, 2022 | History, Roger Sherman

Today in history, the Coinage Act of 1792 was passed. It was the first attempt, under the current Constitution, to establish a coinage system for the United States. The coins were based on a decimal system, championed by Thomas Jefferson and Robert Morris in the...

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