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Weird History

Governeur Morris | The Wildest Founding Father

12th - Higher Ed
From engaging in trysts at the Louvre, to losing a leg in an adultery-driven accident, to vehemently opposing slavery, Gouverneur Morris is arguably one of the most fascinating figures in history. Bronx born, Gouverneur Morris was one of...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Constitution and Democracy

9th - 10th
In this video, historian Joe Ellis and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss the Constitution, democracy, and the issues the founding fathers grappled with. [8:03]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Constitution and 'We, the People of the United States'

9th - 10th
In this video, historian Joe Ellis and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss the beginning of the Constitution and the meaning of the term 'We, the People of the United States'. [4:31]
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Gouverneur Morris

9th - 10th
Gouverneur Morris is known as the "Penman of the Constitution" for having written so much of the document. [1 min. 19 secs.]
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:philadelphia Convention:benjamin Franklin and Gouverneur Morris

9th - 10th
Benjamin Franklin and Gouverneur Morris made important contributions to the Philadelphia Convention.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Federalism Part 12: Restricting Suffrage to Landowners

9th - 10th
Gouverneur Morris suggested that suffrage should be limited to landowners. This caused an uproar.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 1617: Benjamin Franklin and Gouverneur Morris

9th - 10th
What did Benjamin Franklin and Gouverneur Morris contribute to the writing of the Constitution? Find out on today's episode.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Preamble of the u.s. Constitution

9th - 10th
Jeffrey Rosen of the National Constitution Center in conversation with Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute about the Preamble to the Constitution. [3:29]