The first presidential elections excluded some states, chose electors without the popular vote, and delayed the selection of the president after members of Congress fail to show up to count the votes.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789, by Joseph Ellis
Online Recommendation of the Week: 1789 President of the United States, Electoral College https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/zp38wf06k
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Rev250-028 Burning Enoch Brown's Tavern
July 8-9, 1775: Continental Soldiers burn a Tavern that sits between enemy lines on Boston Neck. Also, George Washington holds his first Council of War, and begins to recruit a larger army.
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Rev250-027 Adams Writes about Liberty
On July 7, 1775, John Adams responds to his wife Abigail's letter discussing the destruction at the battle of Bunker Hill. Adams notes that property can be rebuilt. Its loss does not matter when defending liberty. The loss of liberty can never be restored.
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ARP357 Implementing the Constitution
Even as the holdout states continue to consider ratification, the Confederation Congress schedules elections. State leaders struggle to organize elections for representatives, and appoint the first Senators.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections, 1788-1790
Online Recommendation of the Week: Congressional Election of 1789 (Madison v. Monroe) https://www.montpelier.org/the-congressional-election-of-1789
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Rev250-026 Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms
On July 6, 1775, the Second Continental Congress approved a document explaining the reasons why they felt justified in taking up arms against the British government.
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