The US Constitution and Founding
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I'm really interested in learning more about the US Constitution and founding of our country. Does anyone have any good videos (youtube/rumble) or good articles I could look at or read?
I ask, because all the initial stuff I can find has all sorts of wokeness injected in it, but I really want to be more informed on the subject. (If you have that, thanks in advance)
Start by reading the document itself, make your own notes. Then go from there.
Fair enough, it's going to take a lot of looking into, I just don't want to "re-do" anything that has already been done. I've already made steps in this endeavor, but have found the source documents to be lacking a lot of context, and history regarding their creation. Searching on this stuff gives some pretty crappy resources, so that is all I was asking for.
Got a good source? Please share. I just don't like delving deep, then finding out it is some leftist BS interpretation of everything, and have to start over..
The Federalist Papers.
This. The Federalist Papers are the "white papers" the founders published to explain their thinking behind the brand-new US Constitution. Excellent reading!
I've seen reference to this all over the place. Never bothered to look into it. But this seems right up the alley of what I'm looking for. Thank you!
Great, I hope you find what you are looking for. Understanding the US Constitution is a profound action every American should engage in.
Don't forget The Anti-Federalist Papers. Read thr arguments each side made for what they wanted the constitution to be.
Hillsdale College has free online classes all about the Constitution and the founding of our country. Excellent resource. https://www.hillsdale.edu/
Definitely start with Hillsdale.
The First American is a biography of Benjamin Franklin, which has a lot of context, and it's an amazing read. Johnny Tremain is a fictional novel, but again, great for immersing yourself in the atmosphere of the times.
For straight history, there are biographies of Washington that are well reviewed also.
I second the recommendation to read the Federalist Papers, because they document the triggers that made the movement popular and ultimately accepted.
Edit to add: Rush Limbaugh had an audiobook that was pretty good, although very tongue-in-cheek.
(https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/promo/intro-to-the-constitution)
(https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/promo/constitution-101)
(https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/promo/constitution-201)
(https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/promo/the-presidency-and-the-constitution)
(https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/promo/public-policy)
See CrockOSuds below! Hillsdale college has a free online course and videos.
PragerU did a great series of short videos and then compiled them all in one video.
YES!
Awesome project! My suggestion is to visit this site and take advantage of the free information they offer. https://www.hillsdale.edu
There's a series of books called "The Politically Incorrect Guide to..." a whole host of topics, including American History, Constitution, etc.
I haven't read them, but might be worth considering. I'd also absolutely read the documents themselves; they are not that long. That's the most critical is read them yourselves. They are relatively plain & easy to understand, by design.
I'd absolutely also read the Federalist & Anti-Federalist papers. They give lots of much-needed context & color to the Founding Documents.
https://theamericanview.com/
I'm convinced that the whitehats have been providing us with proper resources to learn true American history...
this website is an example; Montpelier.org about James Madison and his contributions; Constitution, etc.
https://www.montpelier.org/learn/the-constitution-at-231/
Monticello.org = Thomas Jefferson
And of course, MountVernon.org is for Agent 711-George Washington🐸
National Archives Constitution;
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript
ALL^ are good places to search, and learn about the Founding Fathers🇺🇸🥳
Dm'd you.
Many of Our Founding Fathers did not believe that Jesus was The Christ. Nonetheless they believed strongly in the principles of Christian morality unlike 'The Enlightenment' that drove the French Revolution. "The True Christian History of America | Christian J Pinto | Adullam Films" brings out many of the historical origins that guided the Constitution and Our Founding Fathers. They agreed on and anchored our independence based upon the inherent inalienable rights that are derived from God,.... though not everybody agreed on the definition of the Creator of the Universe, it was a given that there was one and that a Republic could only survive when focused on such a morality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUQYeZx4N0s
When the Revolution was fought, it was as a Confederation of States. Each State being completely independent and there was no federal taxation to support an army. It was funded as each state uniquely contributed. After the war was won, it was realized (especially by Washington) that a Confederation did not work, and a Federal government was required to provide the framework to tax across the 'nation' for national defense (in the future). The trade off between state and federal rights (powers) was well discussed (debated) during the Constitutional Convention that followed our independence, and many of those positions were captured in the Federalist Papers as already mentioned. Various authors presented their views to help persuade the states to sign onto become a nation in place of a confederation of state.
https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/