Prelude to the Constitution

An Expanded History of America

~2000BC: Abraham has two sons, Ishmael and Isaac.  Both are promised to be the father of nations.  Isaac has Jacob, who is renamed Israel  His 12 sons make up the 12 tribes.  Israel’s son Joseph is given the birthright and promises a land of his own   ~1400BC: Moses, a…

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Lesson 5: The Miracles of the Revolution

It was not by chance that an untrained, unorganized collection of colonial woodsmen and trade-smiths were able to throw off the yoke of the greatest nation on the planet. It was through divine protection that we gained our independence. We will look at several miracles that combined to produce the…

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Lesson 2: The First Great Awakening

The First Great Awakening The Age of Reason or Rationalism With the closing of the Renaissance philosophy (1350 AD to 1650 AD), the 17th century was actively engaged in three great moments: The Reformation The Scientific Revolution The Beginning of Modern Philosophy The Reformation had begun Beginning with Martin Luther’s…

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A Timeline of English Law and World Events Further setting the stage for our Constitutional and Early American History study Also check out the primer lesson:  an expanded American history. King Henry I of England 1041 – England – Common Law (Anglo-Saxon Tribal System) – Most complex government in the…

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