Une histoire de la Virginie pour les garçons et les filles . ^ trente-six, il s'est montré un chef sage et compétent.Beaucoup de le travail positif de l'conventionwas sa qu'il n'a jamais été appelée ^ Je depuis le père de * ^ ^^ la Constitution. Les sessions de la convention, wereheld lockeddoors derrière, et pour le siècle halfa worlddid howsharplythe delegateshad pas whatthis ou différé et qu'onehad debatingthe dit dans questions en litige. Puis, en 1836, le Madison est mort. Après l'hisdeath son journal, écrit pendant les jours de la convention, a été publié. Il^w comme la première de-tailed rapport que le p

• Contributeur: The Reading Room / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: 2AJA68A
• Taille du fichier: 7,1 MB (335,3 KB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 2011 x 1242 px | 34,1 x 21 cm | 13,4 x 8,3 inches | 150dpi

Informations supplémentaires

Cette image appartient au domaine public, ce qui signifie que le droit d’auteur a expiré ou que le titulaire du droit d’auteur a renoncé à ses droits. Les frais facturés par Alamy couvrent l’accès à la copie haute résolution de l’image.

Cette image peut avoir des imperfections car il s’agit d’une image historique ou de reportage.

A history of Virginia for boys and girls . ^ thirty-six, he proved himself a wise and able leader.So much of the positive work of the conventionwas his that he has been called ever ^ I since the Father of * ^ ^^ the Constitution. The sessions ofthe convention wereheld behind lockeddoors, and for halfa century the worlddid not know howsharplythe delegateshad differed or whatthis one and that onehad said in debatingthe questions at issue. Then, in 1836, Madison died. After hisdeath his journal, written during the days of theconvention, was published. It w^as the first de-tailed report that the public received. Thus Madison was not only the Father of theConstitution, he was also the official reporter ofthe Constitutional Convention. But, as we haveseen, his report was not published for fifty years.. JAMES MADISON, FATHER OF THE CON-STITUTION i86 A HISTORY OF VIRGINIA By that time all of the fifty-five men were dead.Madison died last of all. But by that time theConstitution had been tested and the excellenceof their work had been proved. As visitors go through Independence Hall to-daythey may observe some interesting facts. Forexample, they may read a tablet which statesthat the Hall was begun in 1732. That was thevery year in which Washington was born. Theymay also observe that the largest picture in thebuilding is a portrait of Washington, and thatthe statue which stands in front of the streetentrance is a statue of Washington. W^ashington and Madison in Independence Hallin 1787 helped to build a great nation; and thereto-day — there and everywhere — the nationhonors them. FACTS TO REMEMBER 1. The first constitution of the United States was madeby the Continental Congress in 1777 and was called theArticles of Confederation. 2. The Articles of Confederation did not work well

Recherche dans la banque de photos par tags

• bookauthorwaylandj
• bookcentury1900
• bookdecade1920
• bookyear1920