A History of the U.S. Constitution

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This chronologically arranged, comprehensive series covers key events leading up to and following the creation of the U.S. Constitution. 47 segments show how this document has protected the American people from the abuses of power and tyranny.

It is our nation's most revered document and a creation of mankind's enduring search for liberty and freedom. It resonates with the spirit of the times during which it was conceived and serves as a guide to an unknown and rapidly changing future. It is the United States of America's Constitution.

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The Seeds of the Constitution28 minutes$6.00
1619-Viriginia Colonists Create the First Legislative Assembly8 minutes$2.00
1733- Parliament Restricts Free Trade Through the Molasses Act3 minutes$2.00
1735-The Peter Zenger Trail lays the seed for Freedom of the Press4 minutes$2.00
1739-Black Uprising in South Carolina Foreshadows Constitutional Crisis3 minutes$2.00
1739-The Great Awakening and the Separation of Church and State4 minutes$2.00
Founding the Constitution28 minutes$6.00
1750-Iron Act restricts American Business4 minutes$2.00
1754-The Albany Plan of Union Sets Out the Foundation for the U.S. Constitution2 minutes$2.00
1760-James Otis fights for the Security of People in their homes2 minutes$2.00
1765-The Stamp Act and Taxation without Representation3 minutes$2.00
1774-The Quartering Act leads to the Third Amendment3 minutes$2.00
1774-Massachusetts creates the Minutemen Militia8 minutes$2.00
Writing the Constitution and the Bill of Rights28 minutes$6.00
1774-First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia2 minutes$2.00
1776-Declaration of Independence3 minutes$2.00
1786-Shay's Rebellion shows the need for a New Constitution2 minutes$2.00
1787-The United States Constitution is Written5 minutes$2.00
1788-Congress sends 12 Amendments to the Sates3 minutes$2.00
1789-Alexander Hamilton Shapes America's Modern Industrial Economy2 minutes$2.00
1791-States Ratify Madison's Bill of Rights3 minutes$2.00
Testing the Constitution29 minutes$6.00
1793-Congress Enacts a Fugitive Slave Act3 minutes$2.00
1794-Congress Passes the 11th Amendment Protecting States Rights5 minutes$2.00
1794-Freedom to Protest is Tested in the Whiskey Rebellion3 minutes$2.00
1796-John Adams Becomes the Second President of the United States Inaugurating the Two-party system 4 minutes$2.00
1798-Alien and Sedition Acts Usher in a Bleak A period of American Political Freedmon3 minutes$2.00
1803-John Marshall Establishes a Strong Supreme Court Through Marbury v. Madison6 minutes$2.00
The Constitution Survives31 minutes$6.00
1810-Marshall Establishes the Sanctity of Contracts5 minutes$2.00
1828-Jacksonian Democracy and the Constitution4 minutes$2.00
1848-Mexican American War and Manifest Destiny Set up America's Greatest Constitutional Crisis6 minutes$2.00
1861-Southern States Secede and Force Constitutional Crisis9 minutes$2.00
The Constitution is Expanded29 minutes$6.00
1865-70-13th, 14th, 15th Amendments : The Anti-Slavery Amendments2 minutes$2.00
1872- Susan B. Anthony Fights for Women's Right to Vote2 minutes$2.00
1887- The Interstate Commerce Act Opens the Door for Increased Federal Power5 minutes$2.00
1896-Plessy v. Ferguson Establishes Separate but Equal for Black America3 minutes$2.00
1913-16th Amendment creates the Income Tax3 minutes$2.00
1913-17th Amendment Allows for the Popular Election of Senators3 minutes$2.00
1918-Prohibition and the 18th Amendment4 minutes$2.00
The Constitution in a Changing World27 minutes$6.00
1919-The Supreme Court limits Free Speech and Freedom of the Press in Schenck v. U.S.6 minutes$2.00
1920-Women Gain the Right to Vote Through the 19th Amendment3 minutes$2.00
1933-20th 21st New Deal Amendments Herald a Change in American Life6 minutes$2.00
1951-Americans Limit a President to Two Terms with the 22nd Amendment3 minutes$2.00
1954-Brown v. Board of Education Ends "Separate but Equal" for Black America3 minutes$2.00
1961-Citizens of Washington D.C. Gain the Right to Vote with the 23rd Amendment3 minutes$2.00
Constitutional Reform and Controversy30 minutes$6.00
1961-Supreme Court Prevents Illegal Search and Seizure with Mapp v. Ohio3 minutes$2.00
1964-Warren Court Strengthens "Innocent Until Proven Guilty" Through Miranda4 minutes$2.00
1964-24th Amendment Prohibits Poll Taxes in Federal Elections3 minutes$2.00
1967-1992-The 25th, 26th, 27th Amendments Reform America's Political Landscape5 minutes$2.00
1973-Roe v. Wade Extends Constitutional Right of Privacy3 minutes$2.00
2000-America Contests a Presidential Election6 minutes$2.00
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