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Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus are joined by Dr. John A. Ragosta to discuss the transition of Patrick Henry from Revolutionary Firebrand to Federalist candidate. Did the hyperpartisanship of the 1790s fuel this apparent switch? And did it also prevent the newly created United States from plunging into a civil war?
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
0:57 - How Close We Were to a Civil War in the 1790s
3:03 - The Instability and Conflict in the Early U.S.
5:45 - Who is Patrick Henry
10:00 - Henry as an Anti-Federalist
11:56 - British Monarchy versus Elected U.S. Federal Government
16:15 - Response to “Federalist” Henry
20:07 - Virgnians vs Virgnians
23:48 - Thomas Jefferson in Charge
25:08 - Clarifying the Timeline
27:40 - What Stops a Civil War?
30:17 - Union Above All Else
32:07 - Figuring it Out Without George Washington
35:26 - Thomas Jefferson vs Patrick Henry
43:32 - Lynn’s Theory on Why Thomas Jefferson hated Patrick Henry
46:48 - Political Policy Versus Political Rhetoric
52:23 - Where Would We Be if Henry Had Lived?
53:57 - The Importance of Understanding Context in Our Current System
57:02 - Knowing Your History Makes You a Better Citizen
1:00:25 - Where You Can Find John
EPISODE LINKS:.
Dr. Ragosta’s Upcoming Talks - https://www.johnaragosta.com/presentations
For The People, For The Country: Patrick Henry’s Final Political Battle - https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5846/
Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown - https://preservationvirginia.org/historic-sites/patrick-henrys-scotchtown/
Alien and Sedition Acts - https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/alien-and-sedition-acts#:~:text=Passed%20in%20preparation%20for%20an,brink%20of%20war%20with%20France.
Democratic-Republican Party - https://www.britannica.com/topic/Democratic-Republican-Party
Federalist Party - https://www.britannica.com/topic/Federalist-Party
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions - https://www.britannica.com/event/Virginia-and-Kentucky-Resolutions
Conway Cabal - https://www.worldhistory.org/Conway_Cabal/
Anti-Federalists - https://www.britannica.com/topic/Anti-Federalists
Nullification Crisis - https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nullification-Crisis
The Supremacy Clause - https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artVI-C2-1/ALDE_00013395/
John Marshall - https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Marshall
Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address - https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/jefinau1.asp
Missouri Compromise - https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/missouri-compromise
George Washington to Patrick Henry, January 15, 1799 - https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/06-03-02-0225
John Randolph of Roanoke - https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Randolph-American-politician
Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, December 8, 1784 - https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-08-02-0095
Governor Jefferson avoids British capture - https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/jack-jouetts-ride/
Gerrymandering - https://www.britannica.com/topic/gerrymandering
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