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Center for Civics Education
Dr. Jo Ellen Chatham
Director, Center for Civics Education
949-214-3200
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会议:《日刊》是1787年制宪会议的日刊，会议由最初的13个州中的12个州召开，旨在修改《十大正规赌平台平台》，建立一个“更完美的联盟”.” It chronicles the daily activities of the Convention, profiles the delegates and their interactions with each other, and looks back to life in America in the 1780s. Writing in the first person, 这个故事是一位“观察者”从当时的报纸报道和代表们的个人笔记和信件中听到的事件讲述的.
By Center for Civics Education Posted on 8/11/2020 - 4 minute read
自星期二以来，公约一直在审议细节委员会的报告, but to some it seems much longer. The work is detailed, tedious, and contentious. 昨天，一场夏雨席卷了整个城市，东厅异常闷热, 更让人不舒服的是，为了保密，必须关好门窗. Fortunately, it is cooler today. 然而，费城的夏天可能不健康，尤其是对孩子们来说.
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By Center for Civics Education Posted on 8/10/2020 - 4 minute read
随着《菲律宾十大网赌网站》继续逐点审议细节委员会的报告, 显然，深刻的分歧尚未消除:小国仍然害怕被大国统治, slavery has not been faced head on, 在“人民”究竟可以信任多少的问题上存在分歧. 在争议较大的问题上，投票几乎总是势均力敌，难以达成共识. 然而，宪法草案中的许多条款被否决了. con., or nemine contradicente, Latin for “no one contradicting.” Progress is slow, but it is progress.
By Center for Civics Education Posted on 8/9/2020 - 4 minute read
昨天晚上，乔治·华盛顿“在城市酒馆里吃了晚饭，一直呆到将近十点钟,“毫无疑问，在与代表们讨论《菲律宾十大网赌网站》的议事程序时. 类似的会面肯定也发生在印度女王酒店和奥巴马夫人的私人房间里. House’s boarding house. 细节委员会提出了一项几乎完全基于《菲律宾十大网赌网站》已经批准的决议的连贯的政府计划, the delegates are still deeply divided on many issues.
By Center for Civics Education Posted on 8/8/2020 - 4 minute read
昨天，大会以1票赞成、7票反对、1票反对的结果，否决了莫里斯提出的取消众议院议员投票资格的动议，并设法将投票权限制在土地所有者身上. 但是，它没有就第四条的整个第一节进行表决. That was left until this morning.
By Center for Civics Education Posted on 8/7/2020 - 4 minute read
今天上午，大会开幕，两位最尖锐的州权倡导者——路德·马丁和威廉·帕特森——缺席. 几名成员正在返回费城的路上，但被耽搁了. None of the delegates from New Jersey have arrived and, 约翰·兰辛和罗伯特·耶茨于7月10日撤离, only ten States are represented.
By Center for Civics Education Posted on 8/6/2020 - 4 minute read
After an eleven-day recess, 《菲律宾十大网赌网站》再次召开会议，以接受细节委员会的报告. 马里兰州的约翰·弗朗西斯·默瑟(John Francis Mercer)是一位新代表，当其他人离开时，他来了，有些人没有回来. 昨天，詹姆斯·麦克卢格给詹姆斯·麦迪逊写了一封信，告诉他他不会回来了. “如果我认为我的归来能有一点贡献的话,” he wrote, “nothing should keep me away. But as I know the talents, knowledge, 我认为我现在出席肯定是没有用的, perhaps injurious.威廉·皮尔斯和威廉·帕特森也离开了，不是为了抗议，而是为了其他事情. 与此同时，乔治亚州的威廉姆·少斯和马里兰州的詹姆斯·麦克亨利也回来了.
By Center for Civics Education Posted on 8/5/2020 - 4 minute read
美国各地的报纸都刊登了他们对制宪会议所知甚少的消息. 媒体的报道在2月大陆会议批准召开会议的决议后立即开始，并在每个州任命其代表后逐步升级. 大多数报纸都坚持大会应迅速采取行动，并列举了各种紧迫的理由. 大多数人都提出了自己的观点，很清楚自己有能力影响公众舆论. David Humphreys, 他在战争期间是乔治·华盛顿的助手，战后是他的私人秘书, 他指出，“明智和适时的出版物对成熟人们的判断力有很大的功效。.”
By Center for Civics Education Posted on 8/4/2020 - 4 minute read
The Convention will reconvene on Monday. In the meantime, George Washington is still near Trenton, lodging at Samuel Ogden’s home with the Morrises. After a morning of fishing for perch, 哪一次华盛顿记录的比昨天更成功, 这一行人“在特伦顿上游河东岸的狄金森将军家吃了晚饭”，晚上又回到奥格登家.
By Center for Civics Education Posted on 8/3/2020 - 4 minute read
When the rain stopped mid-morning on Wednesday, 乔治·华盛顿和古弗尼尔·莫里斯在乡下钓鱼了几天后回到了费城，华盛顿花了一些时间参观了福吉谷旧营地的废墟. Always interested in agriculture and farming, 回来时，华盛顿停下来看望了几个在地里干活的农民, filling his diary with ideas on cultivating buck wheat, applications of grains, and good feed for weaning colts.
By Center for Civics Education Posted on 8/2/2020 - 4 minute read
During the Convention’s recess, 乔治·华盛顿参观了他的军队在1777年到1778年冬天扎营的福吉谷, a scene embedded in the lore of America’s founding. 乔治·华盛顿本人在历史上赢得了独特的地位, based not on myths or exaggerations of events long past, 而是根据最了解他的同时代人的观察. Moses Hazen, a general in the Continental Army, wrote in 1780 that Washington “is the very idol of his country, and who I love, regard, and esteem, as one of the best men since the creation of Adam.”
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Dr. Jo Ellen Chatham Director, Center for Civics Education [email protected] 949-214-3200