Congress began as a revolutionary body, gathering representatives from the colonies to protest British policy and eventually declaring independence from Great Britain. During the Revolution Congress served as the organ
A Lesson from the Founders for Constitution Day Americans in our day think “transparency” in government essential to its efficient and wholesome operation. The delegates to the Constitutional Convention did
We’ve revived our online exhibit on the Constitutional Convention. It’s the brainchild of Gordon Lloyd, Senior Fellow at the Ashbrook Center, Visiting Professor in the Master of Arts in American
When former students contact eighth grade American history teacher Melanie Stuthard, they always ask, “Do you still hold a Constitutional Convention in your class? Please tell me you do!” They all
TeachingAmericanHistory.org is pleased to announce the relaunch of our Constitutional Convention exhibit! Originally created by our Senior Fellow Gordon Lloyd, this exhibit contains a wide range of primary and secondary sources from the American
Americans seeking to understand how the founders developed our Constitutional framework of government have faced a problem deliberately created by the founders, who agreed on a rule of strict secrecy
