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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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