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American History Series in VOA Special English

The programs named The Making of a Nation are American History Series in Voice of America Special English.

Created: June 20, 2009, Parts: 34

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#33, Adams Avoids War With France, Signs Alien and Sedition Acts

Program #33 in THE MAKING OF A NATION (VOA Special English) : Two major issues marked John Adams' p

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#32, John Adams Is Elected Nation's Second President

Program #32 in THE MAKING OF A NATION (VOA Special English) Secret activities of his top three advis

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#34, Jefferson Is Elected President in 1800, But Only on the 36th Vote

Program #34 in THE MAKING OF A NATION (VOA Special English) : Thomas Jefferson defeated Aaron Burr.

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#31, How a Dispute Helped Lead to Party System

Program #31 in THE MAKING OF A NATION (VOA Special English)  Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

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#30, Two-Party Political System Takes Hold in US

Program #30 in THE MAKING OF A NATION (VOA Special English) The Federalist Party supported policie

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#29, For a New Nation, Hamilton Seeks a Bank

Program #29 in THE MAKING OF A NATION (VOA Special English) Alexander Hamilton believed a central

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#27, From Revolutionary War Hero to President

Program # 27 in THE MAKING OF A NATION. (Special English) Many historians believe there would nev

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#28, The Imagination of Alexander Hamilton

Program #28 in THE MAKING OF A NATION (VOA Special English) Hamilton wanted to make the United Sta

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#24, The Signing of the Constitution in Philadelphia

Program #24 in THE MAKING OF A NATION : Many of the delegates at the convention in 1787 did not lik

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#26, The Heart and Spirit of the Constitution

Program #26 in THE MAKING OF A NATION : When the Constitution was written, a majority of the states

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#25, The Constitution Goes to the States for Approval

Program #25 in THE MAKING OF A NATION : The long struggle to give the United States a strong central

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#21, Struggle to Balance Power Between Big States and Small States

Program #21 in THE MAKING OF A NATION : Years after the Philadelphia convention, James Madison said

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#23, Debating Slaves' Part in Representation of States

Program #23 in THE MAKING OF A NATION : The constitutional convention agreed that states with bigger

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#22, A 'Great Compromise' on State Representation

Program #22 in THE MAKING OF A NATION : ''Why,'' asked Benjamin Franklin, ''do the small states thin

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#20, In 1787, Debating the Need for Federal Courts

Program #20 in THE MAKING OF A NATION : Early leaders, meeting in Philadelphia, settled the issue of

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