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Primary documents that are edited to make them easier to understand.

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  1. 13/05/2020

    Sherman's Letter to Governor Huntington about the New Constitution

    A letter that Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth wrote to the governor of Connecticut informing him of some of the powers given to Congress by the new constitution.

    3 min

  2. 21/11/2019

    George Mason's Speech Against the Federal Government's Power to Tax.

    Episode Notes George Mason explains his concerns about the taxing power given to the new central government created by the Constitution.

    12 min

  3. 21/11/2019

    Jefferson to Cartwright June 5, 1824

    Episode Notes A letter from Jefferson to his friend about various topics.

    14 min

  4. 17/10/2019

    Brutus XI - The Supreme Court is too Powerful

    Episode Notes Brutus discusses the powers of the Supreme Court in the proposed constitution. He explains how he thinks the court is too powerful. The title "The Court is Too Powerful" is not his actual title, but one I added.

    8 min

  5. 29/11/2018

    Lincoln's First Inaugural Address - Lincoln Tries to Convince the South to Stay in the Union

    An edited and simplified version of President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address.

    20 min

  6. 29/11/2018

    Federalist 38, "The Incoherence of the Objections to the Constitution"

    Madison analyzes some of the objections to the Constitution.

    13 min

  7. 26/01/2018

    The Cornerstone Speech, Alexander Stephens, Vice President of the Confederacy

    This document has been edited to make it easier to understand. Painless Primary Docs does not endorse the opinions or ideas contained in this, or any other document provided by this podcast. These documents are provided for the purpose of historical education.

    27 min

  8. 16/01/2018

    William Pitt's Speech Against the Stamp Act. January 14, 1766

    This document has been edited to make it easier to understand.

    8 min
  9. Anti-Federalist 7, Adoption of the Constitution Will Lead to Civil War

    12/01/2018

    Anti-Federalist 7, Adoption of the Constitution Will Lead to Civil War

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    5 min

  10. 07/01/2018

    A Summary View of the Rights of British America

    This was written by Thomas Jefferson as a recommendation of what the Continental Congress could send to the king.

    21 min

  11. 28/12/2017

    Brutus I, October 18, 1787

    Edited version of Robert Yates' Anti-Federalist paper.

    23 min
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