Personality Profiles from the First Federal Congress.

Bickford, Charlene Bangs; diGiacomantonio, William C.

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Publication Date: 1998

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Personality Profiles from the First Federal Congress.

Bickford, Charlene Bangs; diGiacomantonio, William C.

OAH Magazine of History, v12 n4 p65-68 Sum 1998

Observes that the first Congress, 1789 to 1791, was the most important in American history. Discusses the role of individual congressional members, including Oliver Ellsworth, Richard Henry Lee, William Maclay, Fisher Ames, Daniel Carroll, Thomas Fitzsimmons, James Jackson, and James Madison. Suggests that these congressman can stimulate student interest in other members. (DSK)

Descriptors: Biographies, Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, History Instruction, Legislators, United States Government (Course), United States History

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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