The Division of Early American Politics with H.W. Brands | BRI Scholar Talks

Why were American politics so divided in the early republic? In this episode of Scholar Talks, BRI Senior Fellow Tony Williams is joined by H.W. Brands, the Jack S. Blanton, Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas and bestselling author of more than 30 books. Together, they explore this early division and the Founders' original views on political parties. How was this fierce division shown in the Constitutional Convention and ratification debate?
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0:00 Intro
1:25 Founders and Political Parties
7:04 Divisions over the Ratification Debate
13:17 The Emergence of Divisions in the 1790s
20:30 Foreign Policy Divisions
24:00 The Cause of Early Divisions
About H.W. Brands:
H.W. Brands is a professor of history and the Jack S. Blanton, Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas. He is a bestselling author of more than 30 books and has twice been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Today, we discuss his latest book, Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams, and the Brawling Birth of American Politics.
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